The Impact of Harmonious Passion on Intention to Leave through Work Engagement in Banking Sector of Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study is to explore the impact of Harmonious Passion on Intention to leave through work engagement in Banking Sector of Lahore, Pakistan. This research is significant for the employees of banking sector as it will help the top management to implement new strategies to enhance the overall passion of employees by engaging them in work so that they remain loyal to organization and don’t quit. This study is quantitative in nature as data were collected with the help of self-administered Questionnaires using simple random sampling technique through the employees working in banking sector. The accumulated data were analyzed by SPSS 22 and AMOS 22 by testing reliability, correlation analysis, regression analysis by running confirmatory factor analysis and implementing Structural Equation Modelling, mediation was tested through Barron and Kenny test to check whether it is partial or full. Results demonstrated that Harmonious Passion has a significant negative impact on intention to leave and this relationship got mediated when employees remain themselves engaged in work. When employees have the passion to work well on the job then they remain engaged in performing their duties and stay within the organization and work for its wellbeing. This study focused on the least studies area of Human resource Management in the circumstances in which it was carried out. All the concepts are interlinked in it to reduce the employee’s intention to leave the organization.