Abstract:
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of job satisfaction on the
relationship between time demands of work and turnover intention of software developers in offshore
outsourced software development firms (OOSDF) in Sri Lanka.
Design/methodology/approach – Survey research methodology was used and 232 software
developers attached to OOSDF responded.
Findings – It was found that job satisfaction partially mediates the relationship between time
demands of work and turnover intention.
Research limitations/implications – The results of the questionnaire survey provided access to
breadth of experience. If qualitative data were also obtained those could have provided depth by
adding insight and substance to the questionnaire survey.
Practical implications – The findings imply that a greater understanding of employee turnover
intentions might be gained by investigating the time demands of work.
Originality/value – It is expected that the paper’s findings will provide useful information for both
practitioners and academics to better understand the nature of strategies to be adopted in Asian OOSDF.
