The Influence of Workplace Envy on Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Negative Emotion and Perception of Injustice

Abstract

This study aims at analyzing the influence of workplace envy on turnover intention mediated by negative emotion and perception of injustice in State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs/BUMN) bank employees in West Sulawesi Province. The technique used is proportional sample with the help of the application of SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) and SPSS on the Sobel Test which is operated through the AMOS program. The results revealed that workplace envy has a positive influence on turnover intention, workplace envy has a positive influence on negative emotion, and workplace envy has a positive influence on perception of injustice, negative emotion has a positive influence on turnover intention, perception of injustice has positive influence on turnover intention. Negative emotion mediates the influence of workplace envy on turnover intention and perception of injustice mediates the influence of workplace envy on turnover intention. This study only focuses on the antecedent variables of the turnover intention, namely workplace envy, negative emotion, and perception of injustice, while it is known that there are many factors that can influence turnover intention. Regarding the factors that influence the turnover intention, this study only focuses on the antecedent variables of the turnover intention, namely workplace envy, negative emotion, and perception of injustice, while it is known that there are many other factors that can influence turnover intention. For future research, research related to the variables of workplace envy, negative emotion, perception of injustice, and turnover intention can be carried out more comprehensively and in depth, by adding several other antecedent variables.