Effect of Islamic Work Ethics on Job Stress, Turnover Intention and Employee Well-Being

36 Pages Posted: 3 Apr 2016

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Maaz Uddin

The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan - Institute of Business and Management Sciences

Shaukat Ali

The University of Agriculture, Peshawer-Pakistan - Institute of Business and Management Sciences

Basit Ali

University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Date Written: February 19, 2016

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the effect of Islamic work ethic on job stress, turnover intention and employee well-being. Pre-determined structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 201 teachers working in government schools of Peshawar district. Islamic work ethics was measured using 17 items scale developed by Ali (1988); Job stress was measured using 13 items scale developed by Parker and De Cotiis (1983); turnover intention was measured using 3 items scale developed by Mobley, Horner and Hollingsworth (1978) and employee well-being was measured using 18 items scale developed by Ryff (1995).The alpha values for all the variables are greater than 0.60 which shows high consistency among the items. Results of simple linear regression analysis revealed that Islamic work ethics has insignificant effect on job stress and turnover intention while significant effect on employee well-being. Implications for practice and future research have also been put forward.

Keywords: Islamic work ethics, Job stress, turnover intention, employee well-being

JEL Classification: D23

Suggested Citation

Uddin, Maaz and Ali, Shaukat and Ali, Basit, Effect of Islamic Work Ethics on Job Stress, Turnover Intention and Employee Well-Being (February 19, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2734766

Maaz Uddin (Contact Author)

The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan - Institute of Business and Management Sciences ( email )

Peshawar
Peshawr, KPK 25000
Pakistan
03339702039 (Phone)

Shaukat Ali

The University of Agriculture, Peshawer-Pakistan - Institute of Business and Management Sciences ( email )

Institute of Business and Management Science, The
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25000
Pakistan

Basit Ali

University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Peshawar
Peshawr, KPK 25000
Pakistan

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