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The Influence of Organizational Justice on the Turnover Intention of Primary and Secondary School Teachers: The Importance of Sustainable Salary Management
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: Received: 15 July 2022 / Approved: 15 July 2022 / Online: 15 July 2022 (12:45:37 CEST)
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Zhou, H.; Ma, J. The Influence of Organizational Justice on the Turnover Intention of Primary and Secondary School Teachers: The Importance of Sustainable Salary Management. Preprints2022, 2022070233. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202207.0233.v1
Zhou, H.; Ma, J. The Influence of Organizational Justice on the Turnover Intention of Primary and Secondary School Teachers: The Importance of Sustainable Salary Management. Preprints 2022, 2022070233. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202207.0233.v1
Zhou, H.; Ma, J. The Influence of Organizational Justice on the Turnover Intention of Primary and Secondary School Teachers: The Importance of Sustainable Salary Management. Preprints2022, 2022070233. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202207.0233.v1
APA Style
Zhou, H., & Ma, J. (2022). The Influence of Organizational Justice on the Turnover Intention of Primary and Secondary School Teachers: The Importance of Sustainable Salary Management. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202207.0233.v1
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Zhou, H. and Jianhong Ma. 2022 "The Influence of Organizational Justice on the Turnover Intention of Primary and Secondary School Teachers: The Importance of Sustainable Salary Management" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202207.0233.v1
Abstract
Primary and middle school teachers are a critical part of China’s foundational education; teacher turnover heavily affects the stable development of foundational education. In this study, interviews with 20 teachers found that relatively low income, high work pressure, unfair distribution, and difficulty in achieving promotion to higher professional titles are the main reasons for teacher turnover intention. This study investigates 485 primary and middle school teachers from Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. We found that primary and middle school teachers reported intense feelings of unfairness about their distribution of income. Their salary satisfaction was low, and the ratio of turnover intention was high. The main reasons for teachers’ high turnover intentions were low income, high pressure from work, unfair distribution, and the difficulty of achieving professional title promotion. To lower teachers’ turnover intentions, China should raise teachers’ income appropriately and increase the number of teachers with high professional titles. Schools should improve procedural, distributive, and interactive justice. Teachers should adjust their income references and perceptions of fairness. This situation can be effectively resolved only if all parties work hard to make positive changes.
Keywords
primary and middle school teachers; justice; organizational justice; salary satisfaction; turnover intention; China
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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The commenter has declared there is no conflict of interests.
Comment:
It is important to investigate the turnover of primary and middle school teachers. The present research investigated the influence of organizational justice on the turnover intention of primary and secondary school teachers, which found that their salary satisfaction was low, the ratio of turnover intention was high, and low income, high pressure from work, unfair distribution, and the difficulty of achieving professional title promotion were main reasons for high turnover. The present research found that salary salisfaction was the mediator between organizational justice and turnover. In my oppinion, are there other mediators in addition to salary satisfaction, for example, organizational trust? organizational justice may increase employees' trust in organization, which then lead to lower turnover intention.
Commenter:
The commenter has declared there is no conflict of interests.