A Quantitative Study on Generational Cohorts, Work-Related Quality of Life, and Turnover Intentions in the Mid-Atlantic Technology Industry

Abstract

The labor landscape of the technology industry has been a historically competitive area with notably high level of turnover amongst its employees. This study of the relationship between generational cohorts, work-related quality of life, and turnover intention was meant to serve as a timely review of the present landscape of the labor pool and the relevance of work-related quality of life upon turnover intention within the different generational cohorts. Participants included 87 presently-employed IT professionals within the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Through multiple regression, the data analysis revealed that generational cohorts value work-related quality of life equally and no statistically-significantdifferences were detected between the groups. The relationship of work-related quality of life was also reconfirmed through piecewise regression that revealed a strong inverse relationship between it and turnover intention. The findings of this study revealed that employers should focus on work-related quality of life equally across varying generations within the workforce and that the investment on work-related quality of life returns a significant reduction in turnover intention among employees.