Sarcouncil Journal of Public Administration and Management

Abstract: The purpose of this conceptual analysis is to examine the impact of microaggression on exit intention, burnout and career confidence. Several research papers were reviewed in order to examine the impact of microaggression on organizational outcomes. The past literature review revealed that exposure to gendered microaggressions is positively associated with burnout, negatively associated with career confidence and positively associated with exit intention. Furthermore, past literature reviews showed that experiencing burnout is positively associated with an increase in exit intention, negatively associated with a decrease in career confidence, and positive mediating effect on the relationship between microaggressions and exit intention. In addition to this, past literature review indicated that decreased career confidence is negatively associated with an increase in exit intention, negative mediating effect on the relationship between microaggressions and exit intention and burnout significantly mediates the relationship between microaggressions and exit intention by negatively influencing career confidence. The overall conclusion is that microaggression increase in the workplaces could causes to increase the exit intention, burnout and loss of career confidence. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.