The Mediation Role of Personal Gender Proclivity to Control the Relationship between Person-Job-Fit and Organizational Power Distance on Turnover Intention of Professionals in the Private Sector in Kuwait

Abstract

This study examines the role of Personal Gender Proclivity (PGP) in mediating the relationship between Person-Job-Fit (PJF )and Organizational Power Distance (OPD) on Turnover Intention (TI), specifically covering a knowledge gap, being the Power Distance of an Organizational Culture and a Person’s Gender Proclivity. This study specifically focuses on the cultural aspects of an organization, where Hofstede's theory of cultural dimensions is adopted to further explore how the difference in these dimensions affects TI in the private sector in Kuwait. The study will survey 136 professionals in the private sector. It is expected that an increase in OPD is directly proportional to TI and PJF will correlate negatively to TI. Finally, we will also evaluate whether PGP will be an effective mediator, between the Independent and Dependent Variables.

Keywords: Kuwait; Private Sector; Power Distance; Turnover Intentions; Person-Job-Fit; Personal Gender Proclivity

DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/15-5-08

Publication date: February 28^th 2023