FACTORS INFLUENCING JOB HOPPING BEHAVIOR IN EDUCATION CAREER: THE CASE OF ENGLISH CENTER IN VIETNAM

Abstract

The research’s purpose is to analyze the factors influencing Job-hopping behavior. To be more specific, the authors investigate the influence (direct and indirect) of Job insecurity, Autonomy, Perceived alternative job opportunities and Job satisfaction on the Job-hopping Behavior. Job relating to English centers in Vietnam provides great variety of working opportunities. However, that leads to a negative reality due to the increase of the Job-hopping phenomena within the industry. The data collected from a survey in Vietnamese English centers is analyzed by SPSS Amos. According to the results, while the findings show that Job insecurity is positively related to the job-hopping behavior, Autonomy and Perceived alternative job opportunities were found to be not related to the phenomenon. The findings also reveal the insignificant relationship between Job-hopping and Job satisfaction. Furthermore, the data results pointed out that there is no mediation effect of Job satisfaction. This study gives human resource managers a better understanding of employee job-hopping behavior and makes some recommendations for improving employee retention. The research on turnover is popular, whereas the material on Job hopping behavior is somewhat unexplored. As a result, the study adds to earlier work on job-hopping behavior.