Transformational leadership, work stress and turnover intention: the mediating role of job satisfaction

ABSTRACT: Turnover intention is the desire of an individual to leave the organization for various reasons, including the desire to get a better job. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of job satisfaction in mediating the effect of transformational leadership and job stress on turnover intention. This research was conducted at PT. Aerofood Indonesia Denpasar unit. The number of samples taken was 100 employees, with a purposive sampling method. Data collection was carried out through interviews, observation and questionnaires. The analysis technique used is the Partial Least Square (PLS) approach. Based on the analysis, it is found that
transformational leadership has a negative effect on turnover intention through job satisfaction as a mediating variable. This means that if transformational leadership through the mediating variable job satisfaction increases, then turnover intention will decrease. In addition, the results of the study also found that job stress has a positive effect on turnover intention through job satisfaction as a mediating variable. This means that if job stress through the mediating variable job satisfaction increases, turnover intention will also increase. The
implication in this research is that companies should pay more attention to transformational leadership and employee work stress so that employees will feel satisfied working with the company and can retain their employees longer.
Keywords: transformational leadership, job stress, job satisfaction, turnover intention