Abstract
We develop and test a mediation model linking job insecurity to affective commitment and psychosomatic complaints via two distinct theoretical mechanisms: fairness and energy depletion. Analyses were based on 6,268 Belgian bank employees facing organizational change. Results from structural equation modeling showed that fairness and exhaustion partially mediated the association of job insecurity with affective commitment and psychosomatic complaints, respectively. Multiple group analysis showed that the relation between job insecurity and fairness gradually decreased across the three change stages, and that the exhaustion process was most prominent amid the change. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 809-827 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Human Resource Management |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2016 |
Keywords
- mergers
- change-organizational
- stress
- commitment
- research methods and design
- structural equation modeling
- PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT
- NORMATIVE COMMITMENT
- CURRENT KNOWLEDGE
- SOCIAL-EXCHANGE
- HEALTH
- JUSTICE
- UNCERTAINTY
- ATTITUDES
- FAIRNESS
- ANTECEDENTS