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Purpose – There has been a growing concern about physician turnover in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, we explore the role of spirituality characteristics (SCs) and perceived organizational spiritual climate (POSC) on turnover intention (TI) among physicians in Nigeria, through the work-home interface (WHI).
Theoretical framework – To understand the growing concern about physician turnover in the health sector, a multi-theoretical perspective is adopted. Workplace spirituality theory, role expansion and conflict theories interact to determine the extent to which SCs enhances work-home resources (WHRs), mitigates work-home-demands (WHDs) and the intention to quit among physicians.
Design/methodology/approach – Based on a two-wave questionnaire survey of 291 physicians practicing in Nigeria, an integrated framework was tested using Smart PLS 3.0.
Findings – While SCs are insignificantly related to TI, they have a positive and significant relationship with WHRs and a negative and significant relationship with WHDs. In addition, WHRs have a negative relationship with TI, while WHDs have a positive relationship with TI. The moderating role of POSC between SCs and WHRs and WHDs was also established.
Practical & social implications of research – Findings underscore the significant role of SCs and WHI (WHR and WHD) on employees’ job decision in the health sector. POSC is also germane in determining the extent to which SCs increases WHR and decreases WHD in the process of reducing physicians’ intention to quit.
Originality/value – This paper offers a first-hand assessment of the SCs construct as a formative variable. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first research effort to operationalize the construct and also provide a practical understanding of the negative side of spirituality through the moderating role of POSC.
