Basing on 305 samples from a manufacturing factory, this study examined the relationship among workplace bullying, perceived organizational support and turnover intention. The results show that: workplace bullying is excellent predictor of employees’ turnover; perceived organizational support correlates negatively with the intention to leave the organization; and perceived organizational support plays a moderating role in the relationship between workplace bullying and turnover intention. These findings may have important implications from both the theoretical and the practical standpoints.
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Li, X. (2020). Workplace Bullying, Perceived Organizational Support and Turnover Intention in Manufacturing Factory: Evidence from China. Open Access Library Journal, 7, e6886. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1106886.
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