The Impact of Organizational Culture on Turnover Intention and Employee Engagement as Intervening Variable

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Veritia Veritia
Anoesyirwan Moeins
Widodo Sunaryo

Abstract

A significant number of employees still intend to change employment. This study seeks to investigate the impact of organizational culture and employee engagement on turnover intention. This research used a mixed-methods approach. Mixed Methods is a research approach that integrates quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. This research employs a sequential explanatory design, first with quantitative methods and subsequently integrating qualitative approaches to compare the average outcomes of both. This study encompasses an accessible population of 1,960 enterprises and a manageable population of 321 employees from the Palm Oil Company Group in Indonesia. The study sample comprised 179 employees. The results are as follows: Organizational culture adversely affects turnover intention. Employee engagement adversely influences turnover intention. Organizational culture exerts a favorable influence on employee engagement. The organizational culture adversely affects turnover intention via employee engagement as a mediating variable.

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Veritia, V., Moeins, A., & Sunaryo, W. (2026). The Impact of Organizational Culture on Turnover Intention and Employee Engagement as Intervening Variable. The Eastasouth Management and Business, 4(03), 656 – 670. https://doi.org/10.58812/esmb.v4i03.1004
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