Happiness at Work, Organizational Climate, and Turnover Intention: Implications for Human Resource Management of Archdiocesan Schools

This study aimed to address the rising trend of teacher’s resignation in archdiocesan schools. Specifically, it sought to determine human resource implications from the relationship of the happiness at work and organizational climate with turnover intentions of teachers in archdiocesan schools. The study is a quantitative descriptive research which involved the use of self-administered questionnaires by 315 teachers who are full-time primary and secondary level teachers in the schools owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa. Demographics were analyzed using frequency and percentage distribution statistics which notably showed a disproportionate ratio between female and male teachers. Meanwhile, data for the level of turnover intention, happiness at work, and perception of organizational climate were analyzed using simple mean and disclosed that the levels of happiness at work and organizational climate are high while turnover intention is low. Pearson analysis disclosed that a significantly moderate negative relationship between happiness at work and turnover intention existed. However, the relationship between organizational climate and turnover intention appeared to be negatively weak but insignificant. Implications on teaching workforce gender balance, benefits administration, reward and opportunities, access to digital resources, and relationship focused workplace were found. Recommendations addressing these implications were made in the study.

Keywords: Happiness, Human resource, Organization climate, Turnover