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dc.contributor.authorWu, C.-H.
dc.contributor.authorTian, Amy
dc.contributor.authorLuksyte, A.
dc.contributor.authorSpitzmueller, C.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:24:28Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:24:28Z
dc.date.created2016-06-09T19:30:14Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationWu, C.-H. and Tian, A. and Luksyte, A. and Spitzmueller, C. 2016. On the Association between Perceived Overqualification and Adaptive Behavior. Personnel Review. 46 (2): pp. 339-354.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45966
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/PR-05-2015-0134
dc.description.abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to offer an autonomous motivation perspective to explore the relationship between perceived overqualification and adaptive work behavior and examine job autonomy as a factor that may moderate the association. Design/methodology/approach: The hypotheses were tested in two culturally, demographically, and functionally diverse samples: sample 1 was based on North American community college employees (n=215); sample 2 was based on full-time workers, employed in a Chinese state-owned enterprise specializing in shipping (n=148). Findings: In study 1, perceived overqualification was negatively related to self-rated adaptive behavior. A follow-up study 2 extended these findings by demonstrating that perceived overqualification was negatively related to supervisor-rated adaptive work behavior when job autonomy was low, rather than high. Research limitations/implications: The results of this research offer an autonomous motivation perspective to explain why perceived overqualification relates to adaptive behavior and suggests a job design approach to encourage adaptive behaviors of people who feel overqualified – a sizable segment of the current workforce. Originality/value: This is one of the first studies to explore adaptive behavior of workers who feel overqualified – an outcome that has not been examined in this domain. The findings further point out what can be done to encourage adaptive behaviors among overqualified employees.

dc.publisherEmerald
dc.titleOn the Association between Perceived Overqualification and Adaptive Behavior
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.issn1758-6933
dcterms.source.titlePersonnel Review
curtin.departmentSchool of Management
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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