The negative effects of job embeddedness on performance
Journal of Managerial Psychology
ISSN: 0268-3946
Article publication date: 19 December 2017
Issue publication date: 7 March 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the boundary conditions of job embeddedness (JE), considering whether certain conditions of high embeddedness may have a potential dark side leading to lower employee performance.
Design/methodology/approach
Hierarchical moderated regression was used to test the interactions between JE, economic exchange, and social exchange.
Findings
Results indicate that under certain exchange conditions, JE can have negative implications for performance.
Practical implications
Consideration should be given to how management interventions come together to motivate employees and impact performance.
Originality/value
This study speaks to the possible negative side of JE and provides support for its potential to produce adverse consequences for organizations under certain contexts.
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Citation
Greene, J., Mero, N. and Werner, S. (2018), "The negative effects of job embeddedness on performance", Journal of Managerial Psychology, Vol. 33 No. 1, pp. 58-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-02-2017-0074
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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