Author Identifier (ORCID)
Irene Elisabeth de Pater: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9578-9638
Abstract
Decent work contributes to healthy work and employment, and strong societies. However, accessing decent work is a major issue particularly in developing economies where large proportions of the workforce hold precarious jobs or lack social security. Yet, so far, research on decent work and its scale validation has largely overlooked developing economy contexts, and this defeats the purpose of psychology of working theory to explain work experiences of all individuals. The purpose of this article is twofold. First, we validate Duffy et al.’s Decent Work Scale (DWS) in the Ghanaian context and second, we test a theory-driven model connecting decent work to worker turnover intention. Results of our study showed a higher order model of DWS (i.e. decent work as a general factor) best represents decent work in Ghana. As theorised, access to decent work was found to lower worker turnover intention through psychological contract fulfilment and work engagement. Further, decent work had significant, strong, positive relationships with psychological contract fulfilment and work engagement. Practical and theoretical implications of the findings are discussed.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
1-1-2025
Volume
36
Issue
16
Publication Title
International Journal of Human Resource Management
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
School
School of Business and Law
RAS ID
88087
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
First Page
2878
Last Page
2903
Comments
Amankwaa, A., De Pater, I. E., Kosi, I., & Ayentimi, D. T. (2025). Decent work in Ghana: Towards understanding the role of positive psychological states in worker turnover intentions. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 36(16), 2878–2903. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2025.2572486