Qualitative job insecurity and extra-role behaviours: The moderating role of work motivation and perceived investment in employee development

Irina Nikolova, Marjolein CJ Caniëls and Magnus Sverke
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Irina Nikolova: Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway; Department of Organization, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Marjolein CJ Caniëls: Faculty of Management, Open Universiteit, The Netherlands
Magnus Sverke: Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Sweden

Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2023, vol. 44, issue 2, 547-572

Abstract: This article examines how qualitative job insecurity, work motivation and perceived investment in employee development (PIED) are associated with employees’ contextual performance in terms of extra-role behaviours (ERBs). The authors propose a three-way interaction model and suggest that the way qualitative job insecurity relates to employees’ ERBs is contingent upon their work motivation and PIED. Results showed that there was a significant three-way interaction between job insecurity, PIED and intrinsic motivation (but not for extrinsic motivation) for ERBs. Employees who reported high qualitative job insecurity but had low intrinsic motivation engaged in more ERBs when they were given ample opportunities for development, while highly intrinsically motivated individuals exhibited fewer ERBs when the organization supported their professional development. This study contributes to the job insecurity and motivation literatures. To increase ERBs, organizations are advised to reduce qualitative job insecurity and to provide ample learning opportunities for employees who have low levels of intrinsic motivation.

Keywords: Employee development; extra-role behaviours; intrinsic and extrinsic motivation; OCB; qualitative job insecurity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831X221081167

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