M.A. Thesis:

Investigatjon the Effect of employee advocacy and perceived organizational support on job embeddedness and turnover intention in Rural Water and Wastewater Company Khorasan Razavi

The present study examine the effect of employee advocacy and perceived organizational support on job embeddedness and turnover intention in rural water and wastewater company Khorasan Razavi. The method of the research is descriptive and the type is correlation. The population consisted of all employees in rural water and wastewater company Khorasan Razavi (485 persons) that 214 peoples were selected using Krejcie and Morgan table.That sample was selected by Stratified sampling. The data was collected through Akgunduz (2017) employee advocacy, perceived organizational support, job embeddedness and turnover intention questionnaires. To evaluate validity and reliability of the questionnaires we used Cronbach Alpha coefficient (employee advocacy "0/86", perceived organizational support "0/81", job embeddedness "0/82", and turnover intention "0/82"). The results showed that:1) There is a significant and Positive relationship (r=0/55) between the perceived organizational support and job embeddedness. 2) There is a significant and Negative relationship (r= - 0/37) between the perceived organizational support and turnover intention. 3) There is a significant and Positive relationship (r=0/48) between the employee advocacy and job embeddedness. 4) There is a significant and Negative relationship (r= - 0/37) between the employee advocacy and turnover intention.

Keywords: Employee Advocacy, Perceived Organizational Support, Job Embeddedness, Turnover Intention