Abstract:
Effective Human Resource Management (HRM) practices impress employees to be
satisfied and motivated toward the accomplishment of their job performance and
eliminate turnover intention. In current competitive market, one of the major issues
faced by the managers in apparel industry in Sri Lanka is how to satisfy and retain
competent employees with the organization. Hence, the main purpose of this study is
to analyze the mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between HRM
practices and turnover intention of sewing machine operators (SMOs) in apparel
industry. In Sri Lanka, the mediation effect of Job Satisfaction in between HRM
practices and Turnover intention has not been fully addressed yet and this study is an
effort to fill that gap. The analyzed sample is composed of randomly selected 150
SMOs employed in a leading garment factory in Sri Lanka. The data were collected
using a self-administrated structured questionnaire which consists of 33 questions with
five point Likert scales. The data were analyzed using SPSS statistics. According to the
regression analysis, the independent variable (HRM practices) dependent variable
(Turnover Intention) and the mediate variable (job satisfaction) have significant effects
on each other. The results of the mediation analysis revealed, the effects of both
independent and the mediator variables (HRM practices and Job satisfaction) on the
dependent variable (Turnover intention) becomes significant (p=.ooo) and in that case
the effect of independent variable on the dependent variable becomes insignificant
(p=.289).Hence, the researcher concluded job satisfaction plays a full mediating role
between HRM practices and Turnover Intention of SMOs in apparel sector in Sri
Lanka.
