The Effect of Employee Engagement, Job Satisfaction, and Superior-Subordinate Relationships on the Desire to Change Jobs and Its Implications in Employee Resignation

The objective of this research was to investigate the following aspects: (1) how work engagement affects employees’ inclination to switch jobs; (2) the impact of job satisfaction on employees’ desire to change jobs; (3) the role of the superior-subordinate relationship in influencing employees’ job change intentions; (4) how the desire to change jobs influences employee resignations; (5) the connection between work engagement and employee resignations; (6) the relationship between job satisfaction and employee resignations; and (7) the effect of the superior-subordinate relationship on employee resignations. This research was carried out at a hospital in Denpasar City and employed a quantitative research approach. Data sources included both primary and secondary data. The study’s sample consisted of healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, midwives, analysts, and pharmacists, from a private hospital in Denpasar, totaling 83 individuals. Data was collected using a questionnaire, and data analysis was performed using the Partial Least Square (PLS) method. The findings from this study revealed that (1) work engagement had a significant negative impact on employees’ inclination to change jobs; (2) job satisfaction negatively affected employees’ desire to switch jobs; (3) the quality of the superior-subordinate relationship had a negative influence on employees’ intention to change jobs; (4) the desire to change jobs had a positive and significant effect on employee resignations; (5) work engagement had a negative and significant impact on employee resignations; (6) job satisfaction also had a negative and significant influence on employee resignations; and (7) the superior-subordinate relationship had a negative and significant effect on employee resignations.