Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate a measure job insecurity climate by: first, testing whether individual are two separate constructs; second, investigating the relative importance in predicting work-related health-related outcomes. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected by questionnaires simple stratified random sample 1,380 white-collar workers Sweden. response rate was 56 percent. Findings Confirmatory factor analyses showed that distinct from...

Job insecurity constitutes uncertainty about the future of current job. Such is expected to impact attitudes and behaviors one’s work career how it will progress. The aim present study meta-analytically consolidate research on associations between job career-related outcomes. A further explore two methodological moderators: design (cross-sectional vs. longitudinal) type measure (cognitive, affective, or combined). Based a sample 237 primary studies, our main results show that was positively...

Over the last few decades, increased flexibility and lack of stability in employment has made job insecurity a work stressor that affects more employees. Since worrying about potential loss (quantitative insecurity) or possible valued features (qualitative constitutes subjective perception, it been claimed personality factors may be decisive for perceptions. Furthermore, perception stressor, this case insecurity, could argued to dependent on appraisals available coping resources. This study...

The aim of this study is to examine job insecurity from a multilevel perspective and investigate the roles two types – climate individual for work-related attitudes health outcomes. It further explores role workgroup as social context in shaping perceptions. Data were collected white-collar employees Swedish organization, with 126 participants nested 18 groups. results show that 19% variance perceptions, none could be attributed group membership. Further, compared other members their group,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between individual job insecurity and climate over time. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected among readers a Flemish Human Resources magazine. data collection was repeated three times, resulting in longitudinal dataset with information from 419 employees working Flanders. A cross-lagged design used which both modeled at all times reciprocal relationships these constructs could be investigated. Findings results...

Abstract Objectives Traditional variable-oriented research has shown that employee perceptions of job insecurity (JI) are associated with negative consequences, including more work-home interference, poorer health, and impaired well-being. Besides the consequences high JI, particular combinations JI may also be different consequences. Taking a person-oriented approach, this study aimed to investigate (1) whether it is possible distinguish among working women men (2) such profiles involve...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the possible role job insecurity climate as a moderator in relationship between leader–member exchange (LMX) and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs). Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire data were collected from 466 employees working 14 organizations both private public sector. Following core tenets social theory occupational stress theories, authors argue that ideally studied climate-level construct, given fact intra-group...

Previous research suggests that job insecurity is associated with poor mental health, but examining how different aspects of relate to clinical measures health are lacking. We aimed investigate the association between cognitive and affective incident purchases psychotropic drugs. included 14,586 employees participating in Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey Health (SLOSH), who answered questions on and/or 2010, 2012 or 2014. Respondents were followed Prescribed Drug Register (2.5 years...

Past work has extensively documented that job insecurity predicts various work- and health-related outcomes. However, limited research focused on the potential consequences of perceived climate. Our objective was to investigate how psychological climate about losing a valuable features (quantitative qualitative climate, respectively) relate employees’ exit, voice, loyalty, neglect behaviors, whether such perceptions explain additional variance in these behaviors over individual insecurity....

The present study examined Human Service Organizations (HSO) managers' self-efficacy as spokespersons towards the Media and relationships to individual experience of being a spokesperson.The purpose was also examine what role management teams play with regard team effectiveness size.A scale for measuring Spokesperson Self-Efficacy (SSE) developed evaluated in order carry out study.Altogether 96 HSO managers belonging 12 answered questionnaire containing GDQ 4 (team effectiveness), SSE...

Swedish Human Service Organisations (HSOs) operate under high demands of transparency. In this study, executive municipal healthcare managers’ dealings with the Media were mapped. 81% had experiences dealing critical scrutiny. 20% respondents aware whether their organisation a media strategy. The received support during scrutiny mainly from management team, subordinates, family and friends. who team or communication department felt that depiction was more correct. results indicate strategy...