The effects of supportive management and job quality on the turnover intentions and health of military personnel

Abstract

To be competitive in today's increasingly complex and rapidly changing envi-ronment, organizations must retain personnel and promote the well-being of employees. We examine the relationship of both support provided to person-nel and job quality with employee health and turnover intentions among a sample of 450 military personnel. Factors involving the supportive manage-ment of personnel (i.e., supervisory support, organizational support, and work-life balance) and factors pertaining to job quality (i.e., work stimulation and job clarity) were indirectly related to health and to turnover intentions through the mediating influence of job satisfaction. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.