Exploring the link between job insecurity and adaptive performance: a strategic analysis of the dynamics of stress, performance, and change

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

This research paper concentrates on the relationship between an employee experiencing job insecurity and their level of adaptive performance (AP). The results revealed a negative link between job insecurity and AP only where core tasks remain in a state of low change intensity. However, where a high state of change was present, an insignificant link between job insecurity and AP was unexpectedly observed. Yet this finding should be used as justification to keep employees working in perpetual states of high change, since this predictably risks eroding their well-being.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Citation

(2021), "Exploring the link between job insecurity and adaptive performance: a strategic analysis of the dynamics of stress, performance, and change", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 29 No. 2, pp. 35-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-11-2020-0249