The moderating role of employability on the relationship between job insecurity and commitment to change

Hina Jawaid Kalyal, Erik Berntson, Stephan Baraldi, Katharina Näswall and Magnus Sverke
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Hina Jawaid Kalyal: NUST Business School, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, hina.kalyal@nbs.edu.pk
Erik Berntson: Stockholm University, Sweden
Stephan Baraldi: Stockholm University, Sweden
Katharina Näswall: Stockholm University, Sweden
Magnus Sverke: Stockholm University, Sweden and North-West University, South Africa

Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2010, vol. 31, issue 3, 327-344

Abstract: The development of commitment to change is an underresearched area especially in non-western settings. The aim of the present study was to determine whether employability can moderate the negative effects of job insecurity on individuals’ commitment to change. A survey method approach was used to collect 149 responses from managers of a large public sector organization in Pakistan undergoing restructuring. Hierarchical multiple regression results suggest that employability is an important coping resource during organizational change as it helps mitigate the negative effects of job insecurity on the most desirable form of commitment to change, namely affective commitment to change. Theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed.

Keywords: commitment; control; human resource management; public sector; restructuring (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831X09351214

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