The Role of Job Security in Understanding the Relationship Between Employees' Perceptions of Temporary Workers and Employees' Performance.

Kraimer, Maria L.; Wayne, Sandy J.; Liden, Robert C.; Sparrowe, Raymond T.

doi:10.1037/0021-9010.90.2.389

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“…For example, in Chinese-owned companies, the results indicate that there is significant relationship between temporary work and perception of job insecurity. The results indicate that 72% of temporary workers report high incidents of job insecurity and this is consistent with the findings of Bernhard-Oettel et al (2011), De Cuper et al (2005 and Kraimer et al (2005).…”

Section: Journal Of Management Researchsupporting

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Job Insecurity as a Predictor of Conflict in Botswana Construction Industry

Moeti-Lysson

Sokro

Courvisanos

2017

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The construction sector continues to play a significant role in the socio-economic development of many nations, most importantly, today's emerging economies. Although the sector is labour intensive and employees play critical roles in various projects and their success, there has been little research on people management practices and policies. Obtaining data from 617 employees working in eight Botswana construction companies, this study investigates employees' perceptions of job insecurity and conflict in domestic-owned and Chinese-owned companies. The results show that there is a significant positive relationship between temporary work and perception of job insecurity and as such, job insecurity is positively related to conflict; these have large and significant impacts on deviant workplace behaviour. Also, there is statistically significant difference between males and females in both types of companies on how they perceive job insecurity as the cause of conflict, which needs to be addressed in human resource management to ensure better labour relations and higher labour productivity.

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Section: Journal Of Management Researchsupporting

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Job Insecurity as a Predictor of Conflict in Botswana Construction Industry

Moeti-Lysson

Sokro

Courvisanos

2017

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“…The literature shows that temporary workers do not perceive their labour situation positively (Kraimer, et al 2005). They are in a precarious situation and are aware of the instability of the working context, so it is relevant to know whether they are willing to be self-employed as an option, considering the work market conditions and the present concept of career.…”

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“…Although being a stronger and larger group in the labour context, this type of workers shows lower levels of job satisfaction than permanent workers. Permanent workers, i.e., those who have a contract directly to the organization where they work at, see temporary workers as a threat to their job security (Kraimer et al, 2005). Therefore, although being a work force increasingly more representative in the labour context, temporary workers do not perceive their work conditions favourably and neither their co-workers with different job contracts accept them in a good way.…”

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Entrepreneurship as a Career Option: Do Temporary Workers Have the Competencies, Intention and Willingness to Become Entrepreneurs?

Costa

Caetano

Santos

2016

The Journal of Entrepreneurship

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This study analyses the entrepreneurial intentions and the willingness of temporary workers to consider entrepreneurship as a career option. Specifically, we analyse the self-perception of entrepreneurial competencies of a group of temporary workers. A total of 184 temporary workers participated in the study. We performed a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) to identify profiles of entrepreneurial competencies according to temporary workers’ entrepreneurial intention and willingness to consider entrepreneurship as a career option. We conclude that temporary workers do not always perceive themselves as having the necessary competencies to choose for entrepreneurship in their occupational paths. The self-perception of different levels of entrepreneurial competencies is also associated with different intentions and willingness to consider entrepreneurship as a career option. Finally, we provide insights for practice, which can be considered as a starting point for activities aiming to develop entrepreneurial competencies at the individual or organisational levels.

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“…This instrument comprised the following scales: Perceived Job Insecurity (PJI). We assessed PJI through an eight-item scale composed of four items from De Witte's (2000) job insecurity measure, which had already been used in a previous study in Portugal (Chambel and Fontinha, 2009), and four reverse items tailored from the job security measure scale developed by Kraimer, Wayne, Liden and Sparrowe (2005). An example of PJI for each scale was, "I feel insecure about the future of my job" and "I am not secure about my job" respectively.…”

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Job insecurity, workload and job exhaustion in temporary agency workers (TAWs)

Giunchi

Emanuel

Chambel

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Career Development International

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Purpose – Different studies underline that perceived job insecurity (PJI) has negative consequences at both individual and organisational level. Some authors investigated PJI in temporary agency workers (TAWs) but these studies did not focus on specific countries and did not discuss the relationship with job exhaustion. Other researchers explored gender differences in PJI and found different results; some investigated differences in PJI perception and others its relationship with the outcome of stress or well-being. The purpose of this paper is to inquire about the effects of PJI (as a demanding condition) on job exhaustion, considering the mediation role of workload and exploring differences between male and female TAWs. Design/methodology/approach – This research involved 474 Portuguese TAWs (209 men, 265 women). Data were collected through a self-report questionnaire; data analyses were performed using IBM Spss Statistics 22 for descriptive statistics, correlations and t-test; Mplus7 was used to estimate a multi-group structural equation model and to test the mediation. Findings – The results confirmed that workload is a mediator and indicated gender differences in how PJI relates to workload and job exhaustion in TAWs. In fact, the mediation of workload in the relationship between PJI and job exhaustion was partial in men and total in women: in the women group the direct effect of PJI on job exhaustion is not significant, and the indirect effect mediated by workload is significant; in the men group both direct and indirect effects are significant. Originality/value – This paper contributes to extend the research on job insecurity of TAWs in a specific national context and highlights gender differences in the relationship between PJI and job exhaustion.

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The Role of Job Security in Understanding the Relationship Between Employees' Perceptions of Temporary Workers and Employees' Performance.

Cited by 217 publications

References 47 publications

Job Insecurity as a Predictor of Conflict in Botswana Construction Industry

Job Insecurity as a Predictor of Conflict in Botswana Construction Industry

Entrepreneurship as a Career Option: Do Temporary Workers Have the Competencies, Intention and Willingness to Become Entrepreneurs?

Job insecurity, workload and job exhaustion in temporary agency workers (TAWs)

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