Attenuating the relationship between job insecurity and job satisfaction: An examination of the role of organizational learning climate in three countries

Tahira M Probst, Jasmina Tomas, Lara Roll, Darja Maslić Seršić, Lixin Jiang and Melissa R Jenkins
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Tahira M Probst: Washington State University, USA
Jasmina Tomas: University of Zagreb, Croatia
Lara Roll: KU Leuven, Belgium; Optentia Research Unit, North-West University, South Africa
Darja Maslić Seršić: University of Zagreb, Croatia
Lixin Jiang: University of Auckland, New Zealand
Melissa R Jenkins: Washington State University, USA

Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2024, vol. 45, issue 2, 304-334

Abstract: Research indicates job insecurity (JI) is related to lower job satisfaction, partially mediated by psychological contract breach (PCB; a perceived breaking of the implicit exchange relationship between employer and employee). The authors investigated the extent to which providing a positive organizational learning climate (OLC) might attenuate the relationships between (a) qualitative JI and PCB and (b) PCB and job satisfaction. Using cross-sectional survey data from higher education industry employees within the US ( N = 372), South Africa ( N = 1096), and Croatia ( N = 719), the study found consistent results across all three settings. Qualitative JI was negatively associated with job satisfaction both directly and indirectly via PCB. Although a positive OLC did not attenuate the relationship between JI and PCB, it did buffer the relationship between PCB and job satisfaction. The findings are discussed in light of Conservation of Resources theory and the need to identify practical organizational interventions to alleviate the adverse effects of qualitative JI.

Keywords: Higher education; job insecurity; job satisfaction; organizational learning climate; psychological contract breach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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