Drivers of Turnover Intentions and Vulnerability to Employee Poaching: A Study of Permanent Lecturers in Indonesian Private Universities

Journal This study investigates the factors influencing turnover intentions and employee poaching among permanent lecturers in private universities in Medan, Indonesia.Using structural equation modeling on data collected from 471 lecturers, we examine the impact of financial rewards, psychological contracts, recognition and respect, and cultural openness patterns on these outcomes.Our findings reveal that financial rewards, psychological contracts, and recognition and respect significantly influence both turnover intentions and susceptibility to poaching.Cultural openness patterns, however, do not show significant effects.These results provide critical insights for university administrators in developing retention strategies and mitigating the risks of employee poaching.This study contributes to human resource management literature by extending our understanding of turnover and poaching dynamics in the context of higher education in developing countries.