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Could job insecurity (also) be a motivator?
Kann Lobunsicherheit (auch) motivierend wirken?
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Beyond the horizon of measurement: Festschrift in honor of Ingwer Borg
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Abstract "This study tested the idea that there is not only a negative effect of job insecurity on performance but also a positive one. The positive effect can be expected because job insecurity might also motivate people to work hard because good performance might be believed to lessen the chance of being m... view more
"This study tested the idea that there is not only a negative effect of job insecurity on performance but also a positive one. The positive effect can be expected because job insecurity might also motivate people to work hard because good performance might be believed to lessen the chance of being made redundant. We assume that both effects work simultaneously but that the negative effect is stronger than the positive one. Furthermore, we assume that the negative effect is mediated by work attitudes. Job insecurity, performance (in-role behavior and organizational citizenship behaviour), and work attitudes (job satisfaction, commitment, and justice perceptions) data were collected from 132 German nonmanagerial employees. Structural equation modeling provided some evidence for the hypothesized relationships. In addition, our data replicate the finding of Borg & Elizur (1992) that there are two separate dimensions of job insecurity with different correlational patterns: cognitive job insecurity (i.e., the probability estimate of loosing one's job) and affective job insecurity (i.e., being worried about loosing one's job)." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; employment; employment conditions; employment situation; security; unemployment; motivation; satisfaction; job security
Classification
General Psychology
Labor Market Research
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Method
descriptive study; empirical; quantitative empirical
Collection Title
Beyond the horizon of measurement: Festschrift in honor of Ingwer Borg
Editor
Braun, Michael; Mohler, Peter Ph.
Document language
English
Publication Year
2006
City
Mannheim
Page/Pages
p. 163-173
Series
ZUMA-Nachrichten Spezial, 10
ISBN
978-3-924220-28-0
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications