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2022, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1587 – 1596
Abstract
The study seeks to define the role of recruitment processes on work turnover and job satisfaction. The
research sample comprised of 366 male and female employees. Questionnaire was used to measure the
employment practices on job satisfaction and turnover. The study concluded that there was a high using
level of employment practices, including its dimensions, and that the same applies to the level of job
satisfaction and turnover. In addition, there was a statistically significant correlation between
employment practices, job satisfaction and turnover. In light of the aforementioned results, the study
recommended the jadara university to improved employment practices to promote performance, as they
have an effective role in improving organization outcome.
Key words: Recruitment Processes, Work Turnover, Job Satisfaction.
other broader areas and its impact on economic expectations and the influencing and likely
development (Khetarpal et al., 2021). as well as factors (Al-Bourini et al., 2021; Labrague et al.,
the possibility of an individual increasing his 2021).
income sometimes (Ganias & Lowerre‐Barbieri,
2018). The process of polarization can be defined as
“the process of providing human resources that
As for the negative effects of work turnover, fulfill the organization’s needs with the required
they include a decrease in the efficiency and number, and at the appropriate times, from
effectiveness of the organization (Moehring & different sources, in preparation for their
Teney, 2021). a decrease in the ability to teach, selection and to achieve the goals of the
in addition to a decrease in the morale of organization (Aljawarneh & Atan, 2018). It is
workers, a decrease in experience and skills, an also known as the process of discovering
increase in the cost of production, and an potential candidates for current or expected
increase in social costs resulting from vacancies in the organization. That is, it is an
unemployment and social security (Van Esch et activity that is based on linking those who are
al., 2019; Supinganto et al., 2020). looking for jobs and those who offer jobs
(Aljawarneh et al., 2020; Memon et al., 2020).
In view of the importance of the basic
recruitment processes in positively achieving The process of polarization is the process that
the goals of the organization and the negative precedes the selection and appointment process,
effects that work turnover causes on the and here lies its importance (Aljawarneh et al.,
organization (Lepistö & Ihantola, 2018)) the 2021). Attracting the appropriate elements with
researcher chose this topic as the impact of the required qualities and sufficient numbers to
recruitment processes on work turnover and job fill vacant positions has a major role in
satisfaction (Gupta et al., 2018). achieving the objectives of the institution
(Alomari et al., 2020). The importance of
The employment policies adopted in many Arab polarization lies in the following: Polarization is
and Jordanian private universities do not a link between human resource planning and the
encourage job stability or satisfaction, which is selection process for these human resources. It
reflected in the work turnover, which is allows us to select only those who are suitable
witnessing a noticeable increase in universities, for the job who are experienced and qualified to
which poses a challenge to universities as a fill the positions (Alsafadi et al., 2020).
result of the negative consequences of this Attracting the right elements and in a sufficient
phenomenon on the individual, the institution, number to fill the job has an impact on the
and society. productivity of an institution, so that the more
these elements are characterized by high
efficiency and the required qualification, the
2.1 Hypotheses & Model level of performance is good and thus increases
the quantity and quality of production. The
2.1 Recruitment Processes
success of the recruitment process leads to the
Human resource planning is the main link success of the selection process from among the
between the operating strategy of the qualified and qualified individuals to fill the job
organization and the activities of human (Wan et al., 2018). Contribute to increasing the
resource management (Vining et al., 2020). A capacity of human resources in the organization
human resource plan explains how the by attracting new candidates and retaining
organization attracts its human resources, and it desirable workers. Reducing the efforts and
affects and is affected by the organization’s expenses of human resources activities that
strategy and employment, which is essential for affect the selection process, such as training, by
human resource management and enabling the focusing on attracting a suitable, distinguished,
organization to achieve its goals effectively and qualified and appropriate group of applicants to
efficiently, achieve competitive advantage, and fill vacant positions. Achieving the social,
set the desired policies to achieve (Al-Jawarneh, ethical and legal means of human resource
2016). In the future, designing the necessary management by adhering to the correct search
programmers, procedures and rules within a process and securing the rights of candidates to
specific time frame and in light of future fill jobs (De Simone et al., 2018).
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The selection process is the second process of The term work turnover was mentioned in some
recruitment after the polarization process, in scientific research under the term job dropout
which the necessary information about the and sometimes under the term leaving work,
applicants is collected and analyzed to ensure although there is a difference between work
who meets the specifications and conditions of turnover and job dropout, because job dropout
the job to interview them and fill vacancies in focuses on the movement of workers directed
the organization on a permanent or temporary abroad, while work turnover includes the
basis (Zhang et al., 2018). The selection process movement of workers inside and outside the
is considered a critical process in the life of the organization, and this It means that work
organization and its continued development, as turnover is more comprehensive than the term
there must be integration and harmony between job dropout, and there are many definitions of
the organization’s strategies and the work turnover, as it has been defined as the exit
characteristics of the individuals who will of employees from the organization during a
implement the strategies (Kaddourah et al., period of time, due to the end or termination of
2018). The candidate’s future performance in their service, disability, death, special leave, or
the vacant job, which requires the selection transfer (Kaddourah et al., 2018). Or it is the
process to have a good knowledge of the format movement of workers during a period of time,
of the tasks and job responsibilities of the person whether they enter the organization, or leave it,
to be appointed (Lee et al., 2018). whether the exit is voluntary, dismissal, transfer,
or dismissal (Zhang et al., 2018). It was also
The selection process is defined as "all the defined as the movement of the workforce
activities through which the most appropriate within the organization, the exit of workers as a
human resources are selected from candidates result of moving, pension, dismissal, death, or
for available jobs, who have the ingredients for promotion, in addition to the movement of new
the job in terms of: qualifications, capabilities, workers joining the organization (Memon et al.,
intellectual, in-kind and human capabilities 2020).
(Zhang et al., 2018).
According to these definitions, the selection
process is a series of steps and specific criteria 2.3 Job Satisfaction
through which some applicants can be submitted
to some other to fill vacant positions in the There are many terms commonly used to express
organization, if they have the required qualities the psychological feelings that an individual
and qualifications appropriate to the job feels about his work, there is the term morale
requirements and responsibilities, and these and the term job satisfaction towards
steps should be based on a sound scientific basis work(Dilig-Ruiz et al., 2018). The individual
It is based on the principles of efficiency and towards the work he is currently occupying, and
merit, in a manner that achieves justice and these feelings may be positive or negative, and
equality among all applicants for administrative they express the satisfaction that the individual
positions (Kaddourah et al., 2018). imagines that he achieves from his work, the
more the individual imagines that his work
achieves great satisfaction for his needs, the
more his feelings towards his work are positive
2.2 Work Turnover and vice versa (Amin, 2021).
Given the importance and role of work turnover And the meaning of contentment, as indicated
to ensure the continued success of the by some linguistic dictionaries, is: Against the
organization and improve its level of discontent, and the one who is pleased with him
performance, the organization must work to sees him as worthy, and he is satisfied with him:
encourage its employees to continue and I love him and accept him (Bernarto et al.,
stabilize their work with the organization, and 2020). A multidimensional concept that includes
this requires a workforce with affiliation and a the individual's attitudes toward important
functional and organizational commitment to dimensions such as the organization, direct
reduce the percentage of work turnover, supervision, financial rewards, co-workers, and
especially among distinguished workers job design, and it is not necessary that all these
(Supinganto et al., 2020).
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Finally, the results showed the importance of the what is an object, interprets it, determines the
following factors in human resource conditions and relationships that exist in reality,
management practices: "network management", and determines the common or prevailing
"delegation" and "rewards". practices in it.
A study (Dr. Sabri Maher Mushtahi, 2014) to 3.1 The study population and sample
identify the effect of the audited turnover rate on
the quality of external auditing in joint stock The study population consisted of all employees
companies listed on the Palestine Exchange. of Jadara University in the academic year
This study concluded that there is a direct 2014/2015, and it includes faculty members and
relationship between the audited turnover rate members of the administrative body, and its
and the quality of the external audit in the joint number is (366) individuals, and it is divided
stock companies listed on the Palestine Stock into (152) faculty members, and (214)
Exchange, meaning that the length of the administrative members. The study sample
contractual period between the external auditor consisted of all employees of Jadara University
and the companies contributes to increasing the in the summer semester of the 2014/2015
practice of profit management by the academic year, and it includes faculty members
management of these companies. After theory that participated in the implementation of the
this study tested the following hypotheses: summer semester and administrative staff who
were on the job for the same period.
H1: There is no effect from recruitment on job
satisfaction. 3.2 Content validity test of the study tool
H2: There is no effect from selection and To ensure the stability of the study’s
appointment on job satisfaction. performance, the application’s stability was
verified by distributing the study tool to a survey
H3: There is no effect from employment sample consisting of (20) employees twice with
practices on job satisfaction. a time difference (two weeks) and extracting the
Pearson Correlation coefficient between their
H4: There is no effect from employment bikes in both times, as shown in Table (1) which
practices on turnover. shows Reliability coefficients and Pearson
correlation coefficient for the dimensions of the
study and the tool as a whole. It is evident from
3. Methodology the table that the stability coefficients for the
study dimensions ranged between (0.75-0.86),
The study adopted the descriptive-analytical
and all of them are high and acceptable values
approach, which is the approach that describes
for application purposes as well.
Table 1: Cronbach’s coefficient reliability
Dimension Cronbach Alpha
Human resources planning 0.77
Recruitment (polarization) 0.83
Selection and recruitment 0.75
The focus of recruitment practices as a whole 0.77
Job satisfaction 0.83
The tool as a whole 0.86
Table 2: the averages and standard deviations of responses to Recruitment, Selection and recruitment,
Job satisfaction & work turnover variables
Rank NO. Variable Mean SD Imp.
1 1 Recruitment 3.39 0.68 medium
4 2 Selection and recruitment 3.18 0.62 medium
3 3 Job satisfaction 3.26 0.49 High
2 4 work turnover 3.29 0.49 High
3.4 Test of the study hypotheses differences resulted from other factors that were
not taken into account in this model, and the
To verify the validity of this hypothesis, the value of (T) reached (3.66), which is a positive
unilateral regression equation was applied, the value and statistically significant at the
results of which showed that the value of the significance level (0.05 ≥ α), and this indicates
correlation coefficient (R) amounted to (0.24), that interest in recruitment processes
which is a statistically significant value and (polarization) positively affects job satisfaction
indicates the degree of statistically significant among employees at Jadara University. Table
correlation between two domains (recruitment (11) illustrates the results of the simple
processes (polarization) and job satisfaction), regression equation to study the impact of
and the value of (R) was -square) (0.05), and this Recruitment processes (polarization) on job
explains (5%) of the variance in the job satisfaction.
satisfaction variable, while (95%) of the
Table 3: Results of the simple regression equation to study the impact of recruitment (polarization) on
job satisfaction
H1 Constant S.E R R2 T sig
recruitment on job
2.70 0.16 0.24 0.06 3.66 0.00
satisfaction
From the above, the null hypothesis is rejected (0.13) and this explains (13%) of the variance in
and accepted in its proven form, which states, the job satisfaction variable, while (87%) of the
“There is a statistically significant effect at the differences resulted from other factors that were
level of significance of the level of recruitment not taken into account in this model, and the
operations (polarization) at Jadara University on value of (T) reached (5.72) It is a positive value
job satisfaction. and a statistical function at the level of
significance, and this indicates that the interest
To verify the validity of this hypothesis, the in selection and appointment positively affects
unilateral regression equation was applied, the the job satisfaction of employees at Jadara
results of which showed that the value of the University. Table (12) shows the results of the
correlation coefficient (R) was (0.36), which is simple regression equation to study the impact
a statistically significant value and indicates the of selection and appointment on job satisfaction.
degree of statistically significant correlation
between two domains (selection, assignment
and job satisfaction), and the value of (R-square)
Table 4: Results of the simple regression equation to study the impact of selection and appointment
on job satisfaction
H2 Constant S.E R R2 T sig
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From the above, the null hypothesis is rejected selection and appointment) as a whole and job
and accepted in its proven form, which states: satisfaction, and the (R-square) value was (0.13)
“There is a statistically significant effect at the and this explains (13%) of the differences in the
significance level of selection and appointment values of the dependent variable, while (87%) of
at Jadara University on job satisfaction. the differences resulted from other factors that
were not taken Take into account in this model,
To verify the validity of the first main as it appears from the table that the most
hypothesis, the multiple regression equation was independent variables affecting job satisfaction
applied, the results of which showed that the were selection and appointment, as the value of
value of the total correlation coefficient, which (β) amounted to (0.338), which represents the
represents the proportion of the correlation of correlation coefficient between selection,
the independent variables combined with the appointment and job satisfaction in light of the
dependent variable (R), amounted to (0.36), entry of other independent variables into the
which is a statistically significant value that model. Table (13) shows the results of the
indicates the degree of statistically significant simple regression equation to study the impact
correlation between the dimensions of of recruitment practices on job satisfaction.
operations practices Recruitment (recruitment,
Table 5: Results of the multiple regression equation affect employment practices on job satisfaction
From the above, the null hypothesis is rejected of work turnover, and the value of (R-square)
and accepted in its proven form, which states, was (0.04) and this explains the percentage of
“There is a statistically significant effect at the (4%) of the differences in the values of the
level of significance of the basic operations of dependent variable, while (96%) of the
employment in job satisfaction from the point of differences resulted from other factors that were
view of employees at Jadara University. not It is taken into consideration in this model,
as it appears from the table that the most
To verify the validity of the second main independent variables affecting the work
hypothesis, the multiple regression equation was turnover ratio were selection and appointment,
applied, the results of which showed that the as the value of (β) amounted to (-0.27), which
value of the total correlation coefficient, which represents the correlation coefficient between
represents the proportion of the correlation of selection and appointment and the percentage of
the independent variables combined with the work turnover in light of the entry of
dependent variable (R), reached (0.19), a value independent variables The other to the model,
that is statistically significant and indicates the Table (16) shows the results of the simple
degree of statistically significant correlation regression equation to study the impact of
between the dimensions of the operations recruitment processes practices on the
practices Recruitment (recruitment, selection percentage of work turnover.
and appointment) as a whole and the percentage
Table 6: Results of the multiple regression equation affect employment practices on turnover
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H3 S.E β T sig R R2 F sig
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-0.18 -1.90 0.06
n
16.46 2.37 0.19 0.04 4.19 0.01
Selection
and
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