Protean and Boundaryless Career Attitude as Determinants of Well-being Among Indian IT Temporary Agency Workers

Swati Alok and Rajthilak R.

Vision, 2023, vol. 27, issue 5, 661-670

Abstract: The growth of temporary and non-standard employment arrangements post liberalization drives temporary agency workers (TAWs), especially of the information technology (IT) sector, to be agents of their own career identities. As a result, TAWs embrace self-managed/adaptable career management approaches namely protean career (PCO) and boundaryless career (BCO) orientations for their long-term sustainability and well-being. This study investigated the direct effects of PCO and BCO on TAW’s well-being, also, their indirect effects thorough perceived employability (PE). Study participants were 246 TAWs employed by leading Indian IT recruitment agencies and deployed to work for various IT clients. Data were collected through validated questionnaire and analysed through structural equation modelling. Findings confirm direct effects of PCO and BCO on TAW well-being and partial mediation effects of PE. Thus, to boost TAWs’ well-being, organizations may consider developing their protean attitudes via employee engagement programmes, staff agencies through counselling to map workers values/interest with their assigned projects, TAWs workers themselves proactively participating in the challenging assignment at the client place.

Keywords: Workplace Well-being; Perceived Employability; Boundaryless Career; Protean Careers; Employee Engagement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/09722629211036208

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