Differences Between Gender and Generations on the Intention to Quit Work Amongst Police Officers

Abstract

Scrutiny of demographic diversity in organisations is imperative as significant differences have emerged from multiple aspects of the workforce, especially gender and generation. Subsequently, the observed differences often lead to discrepancies in determining the causal factors of the intention to quit work. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the dissimilarities in selected demographics regarding the intention to quit work amongst police officers. This study is important because the inconsistencies and contradictions of previous studies on generational and gender differences in intentions to quit work are research gaps that should be explored. A total of 513 respondents' data were collected from the questionnaire. These data were analysed using the Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests to examine the differences between gender and generations, on the intention to quit work. The results of the study show that there is no difference between gender and generations in the intention to quit work among police officers. This study also has important implications that contribute to the existing body of knowledge, the management of an organization, practitioners, and policymakers, notably to know the dissatisfaction due to the lack of sensitivity to the needs of each gender and generation. Recommendations for future research are also presented.