Abstract:
High employee turnover rate coupled with frequent strike actions embarked on by clinical laboratory scientists in
Ghana over the years has become a major issue that needs to be addressed. This study examined the different
dimensions of organizational commitment (affective, continuance and normative commitment) as predictors of
turnover intentions of medical laboratory scientists in selected health facilities in Ghana. The study consisted of
141 medical laboratory scientists drawn from various public health institutions. Two standardized instruments
were used to measure organisational commitment and turnover intentions. Results of the study revealed that
turnover intentions correlated insignificantly with affective commitment, but correlated significantly with
continuance commitment and negatively with normative commitment. Further analysis revealed a linear positive
relationship between the predictor variables combined (affective commitment, continuance commitment,
normative commitment) and criterion variable (turnover intentions) among clinical laboratory scientists. Based
on the findings, retention strategies of clinical laboratory scientists were proposed
