Effect of Personal Resources on Turnover Intentions in Food and Beverage Manufacturing Micro and Small Enterprises in Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Abstract

This study examined the effects of personal resources manifested by optimism, self-efficacy, and organisational-based self-esteem on turnover intention in Tanzania's Food and Beverages Manufacturing Sector in Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs). This study was anchored on the Job Demands Resources Model. A quantitative research approach was applied using a cross-sectional research design. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 387 respondents in the food and beverages manufacturing MSEs in Dar es Salaam. Simple random sampling was used to select respondents. The collected data were analysed using IBM SPSS version 26, and the structural equation modeling partial least square (SEM PLS) technique was used to test the study hypothesis. The measures were statistically tested, and Cronbach alpha and composite reliability were confirmed to be above 0.7. This study found a negative insignificant relationship between optimism and turnover intentions and positive significant direct effects ofself-efficacy and organisational-based self-esteem on turnover intentions. This study's results have practical implications for the human resources manager of Micro and Small Enterprise to enrich existing knowledge by investing in increasing levels of personal resources such as self-efficacy and organisational-based self-esteem in order to reduce turnover intention and retain employees.