In addition, our findings also point out that seniority is positively related to resignation.
This particular result confirms the findings of previous research showing the positive
relationship between continuance commitment and job tenure (see, for example, Meyer
et al. 2002). Because this form of commitment refers back to the costs that may be incurred
by employees as a result of a decision to leave the organization, this concept is very close to that of resigned satisfaction. This finding suggests that the longer an individual stays
in their organization, the more likely they will be resigned. These results are much like
those of previous studies that point out that the relationship between job tenure and a
decreased level of job satisfaction may be explained by the ‘accepted’ presence of ‘red
tape’ (Pandey and Welch 2005; Coursey and Pandey 2007).
Considering step 2 of the same hierarchical regression analysis (table 3), it is abundantly
clear that red tape is the strongest predictor of resignation. Thus, the explained variance of
the dependent variable increased noticeably (step 1: R2 = .094; step 2 : R2 = .175;R2 =
.081). This result clearly supports hypothesis 1. In previous research, red tape has been
reported as a strong predictor of work dissatisfaction in the public sector. In this respect,
our own research confirms that research.