Trait gratitude and job search: the mediating role of perceived employability

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Harrison ◽  
Marie-Hélène Budworth ◽  
Michael Halinski
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Search Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Perceived Employability ◽  
Trait Gratitude

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of trait gratitude on job search behaviour (preparatory and active) for job seekers approaching graduation. The mediating role of perceived employability is examined.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from job seekers (n = 143) in their final month of study in two waves with a one-month time lag between first and second data collection.FindingsStructural equation modelling analyses revealed that trait gratitude was significantly and positively associated with perceived employability. Perceived employability mediated the relationship between trait gratitude and preparatory job search, but not active job search.Research limitations/implicationsThis study extends research on job search by highlighting the applicability of trait gratitude to the job search process.Practical implicationsCareer counsellors should consider trait gratitude as relevant for program development to address the self-regulation of personal resources during job search.Originality/valueThis study is the first step towards connecting trait gratitude to the job search literature. The study identifies trait gratitude as a distal personal resource important for self-regulation of a proximal personal resource (i.e. perceived employability) and subsequent job search behaviour.

The mediating role of perceived employability in the relationship between core self-evaluations and job search behaviour

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 604-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ike E. Onyishi ◽  
Ibeawuchi K. Enwereuzor ◽  
Afam N. Ituma ◽  
J. Tochukwu Omenma
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Previous Attempt ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Search Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Perceived Employability ◽  
Core Self ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of perceived employability in the relationship between core self-evaluations (CSEs) and job search behaviour (preparatory and active job search). Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey data were obtained among a sample of 254 employed and unemployed graduate students from a university in Southeast Nigeria. Findings – Results of the hierarchical multiple regression show that CSEs was significantly and positively associated with only preparatory job search behaviour but not active job search behaviour. CSEs was positively associated with perceived employability. Perceived employability was positively associated with the preparatory job search but not active job search. Perceived employability also mediated the relationship between CSEs and preparatory job search but failed to mediate the relationship between CSEs and active job search. Research limitations/implications – The study makes important contribution to the literature on job search by augmenting our understanding on the mechanism that govern core self-evaluation and job search behaviour relationship. Practical implications – Human resources practitioners can use the insights of the present study in understanding aspects of jobseekers’ personality and perception that may be relevant in job search behaviour. The study has also implications for career development practice especially in the areas of counselling of job seekers in environments where there is high level of unemployment. Originality/value – There has been rarely any previous attempt at investigating the possibility that the relationship between CSEs and job search behaviour is mediated by perceived employability.

Study from Korea shows strong CSR policies significantly increase job seekers' application intentions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Value Congruence ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediated Moderation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study investigated how and when corporate social responsibility (CSR) fosters job seekers’ application intentions. The authors used a “mediated moderation mode” to explore the positive effect of CSR on job seekers’ intention to apply. They considered the moderating role of applicants’ calling and the mediating role of value congruence in the relationship between the person and organization. Design/methodology/approach To test their hypotheses the authors developed a questionnaire and sent it to a sample of 259 college students with a mean age of 22.67 in South Korea. All were either prospective or current job seekers and 55.2pc were female. Two scenarios were developed based on the real-life case of a well-known coffee franchise’s CSR policies. The scenarios were identical except that one had more proactive CSR policies. Findings Results showed that a company’s proactive CSR programs increase job seekers’ intention to apply, which was moderated by their “calling” for the job. The research also demonstrated that “value congruence” between the applicant and the organization fully mediated the interaction between CSR and calling. The results, the authors said, suggested that engaging in active CSR could attract job applicants, providing a potential competitive advantage. Originality/value The authors said their study contributed to the literature as it took the job seeker’s perspective whereas most previous research on calling focused on employees. They said it was the first study to empirically demonstrate the interaction between a sense of calling and CSR.

scholarly journals How does self-regulation of emotions impact employee work engagement: The mediating role of social resources

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 508-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dave Bouckenooghe ◽  
Usman Raja ◽  
Muhammad Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Employee Work Engagement ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractDrawing upon the Conservation of Resources Theory, we investigated the hitherto unexplored role of ‘social resources’ (i.e., trust in supervisor and social interaction) in mediating the relationship between ‘self-regulation of emotions’ (i.e., a personal resource) and work engagement. The data were collected from 296 IT professionals at four well-established IT firms in Ukraine. As we hypothesized, self-regulation of emotions positively affected work engagement, yet this effect partially disappeared when controlling for the role of social resources. Together, these findings illustrate the dynamic role of an individual's personal and social resources in fostering work engagement.

Freelance job search during times of uncertainty: protean career orientation, career competencies and job search

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Ayoobzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Search Strategies ◽  
Career Orientation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transferable Skills ◽  
Protean Career ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Career Competencies

PurposeFreelancers are a growing population of working adults with limited to no organizational support. Yet, their strategies to navigate job search, especially in turbulent times, are unknown. To address this gap, the author hypothesized and examined a sequential mediation model whereby freelancer protean career orientation (PCO) influences job search strategies through career competencies (i.e. knowing why, how and with whom to work) and job search self-efficacy (JSSE).Design/methodology/approachData were collected from a sample of 87 Canadian freelancers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.FindingsThe results supported the sequential mediation from PCO to job search strategies through two of the career competencies (knowing why and how) and JSSE. The mediating role of knowing whom was not supported.Practical implicationsPolicy makers and learning institutions can provide freelancers with opportunities to develop transferable skills through massive open online courses (MOOCs). Employers of freelancers can design motivating jobs that provide freelancers with on-the-job learning and development opportunities.Social implicationsThe insignificant mediating role of knowing whom (i.e. professional networks) implies that large networks might not be necessarily beneficial in times of crisis. Thus, the role of networks might be more complex than the literature has proposed.Originality/valueThis study brings into focus an overlooked population of workers: freelancers. It investigates a sequential mediation through which freelancer PCO impacts job search strategies. In addition, it compares the effectiveness of career competencies in unfolding the proposed sequential mediation.

scholarly journals Perceived quality of internships and employability perceptions: the mediating role of career-entry worries

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Ebner ◽  
Roman Soucek ◽  
Eva Selenko
Keyword(s):  
Content Type ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Perceived Employability ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Labor Market Entry ◽  
Career Literature ◽  
Positive Effect

PurposeThis study illuminates the assumption that internships facilitate labor market entry and answers the question of why internships have a positive effect on students' self-perceived employability. It is assumed that internships enable more positive employability perceptions by reducing career-entry worries – the worries of not finding a suitable job or not being able to obtain a satisfactory career.Design/methodology/approachA two-wave study among graduate students currently in an internship investigated these relationships. Data on career-entry worries, perceived employability and an evaluation of the internship were collected from 80 students (mean age: 24.6 years, 68% female) from various fields of study aiming at both bachelor's and master's degrees.FindingsThe results showed that positively evaluated internships contributed to graduates' self-perceived employability by means of reduced career-entry worries over an eight-week period.Originality/valueBy considering graduates' career-entry worries – the perceived uncertainty about finding an “appropriate” career in the future – the authors introduce a new concept to the career literature and show that these worries are significant in terms of self-assessed employability.

Core self-evaluations, job search behaviour and health complaints

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delia Vîrga ◽  
Andrei Rusu
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Search Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Core Self

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the role played by core self-evaluations (CSEs) in relationship to both job seekers’ job search behaviour and health complaints by examining the mediating role of job search self-efficacy (JSSE). Design/methodology/approach The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 216 Romanian unemployed persons. The hypothetical and alternative models (partial and full mediation) were tested using structural equation modeling. Findings The results supported a total mediation between CSE and job search behaviour and a partial one in relationship with health complaints, via JSSE. As a post hoc decision, a brief meta-analysis was conducted for the relationship between CSE and job search behaviour which revealed a very small effect (r=0.07, p=0.001). This result complemented and certified the findings on the lack of a total and also a direct effect between CSE and job search behaviour. Originality/value JSSE seems to be an important motivational factor. Fuelled by CSE, JSSE enables proper job search behaviour and also promotes job seekers’ health. From a practical point of view, the data suggest that developing interventions to strengthen unemployed individuals’ personal resources such as CSE and, especially JSSE, could not only foster their employment but could also protect their health.

Self-efficacy to spur job performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 891-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk De Clercq ◽  
Inam Ul Haq ◽  
Muhammad Umer Azeem
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Workplace Incivility ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Organizational Functioning ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Uncivil Behaviors

Purpose With a foundation in conservation of resources theory, the purpose of this paper is to unpack the relationship between employees’ self-efficacy and job performance, investigating the mediating role of job-related anxiety and the moderating role of perceived workplace incivility. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were collected from employees and their supervisors in Pakistani organizations. Findings An important reason that employees’ self-efficacy enhances their job performance is that they experience less anxiety while undertaking their daily job tasks. This mediating role of job-related anxiety is particularly salient to the extent that employees believe that they are the victims of uncivil behaviors. Practical implications Organizations should note that the anxiety-mitigating effect of self-efficacy is particularly strong for generating adequate performance to the extent that rude and discourteous behaviors cannot be completely avoided in the workplace. Originality/value This study establishes a more complete understanding of the benefits of employees’ self-efficacy by revealing how reduced worries about their organizational functioning represent critical mechanisms that connect this personal resource to higher job performance, as well as by showing how employees’ perceptions of workplace incivility invigorate this process.

Gamble more than you want?

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 557-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Ho ◽  
Long W. Lam ◽  
Desmond Lam
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
External Control ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Casino Patrons

Purpose This study aims to explore the influence of casino servicescape on unplanned gaming behaviors by examining the mediating role of casino customers’ perceived behavioral control (i.e. perceived internal and external control). Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 475 casino customers using street intercept survey. Multiple regression analysis was used to evaluate the mediating role of perceived behavioral control. Findings Results show a negative indirect effect of casino servicescape evaluation on customers’ unplanned gaming behaviors through perceived internal control. Moreover, casino customers’ perceived external control does not mediate the relationship between casino servicescape evaluation and unplanned gaming behaviors. Research limitations/implications Findings suggest that a favorable casino servicescape may enhance customers’ perception of control over their personal resources (e.g. skills and knowledge), which in turn facilitate self-regulation of their unplanned gaming behaviors. The findings are limited to Chinese casino customers, and researchers should further validate the results for non-Chinese casino patrons. Practical implications To casino operators, results suggest that the Friedman-style casino design (i.e. compact gambling areas and low ceilings) potentially encourages unplanned gaming behaviors of casino customers. From social-policy perspective, governments can create effective responsible gaming programs by enhancing casino customers’ perceived internal control. Originality/value This study illuminates the process that connects casino servicescape with unplanned gaming behavior by explicitly testing the mediating role of customers’ perceived behavioral control. Moreover, it examines unplanned gaming behaviors of leisure gamblers who represent the mass gaming population.

Unpacking the relationship between procedural justice and job performance

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk De Clercq ◽  
Inam Ul Haq ◽  
Muhammad Umer Azeem
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Procedural Justice ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study investigates the mediating role of improvisation behavior in the relationship between employees' perceptions of procedural justice and their job performance, as evaluated by their supervisors, as well as the invigorating role of their organization-based self-esteem in this process.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were collected in three rounds among employees and their supervisors in Pakistan.FindingsAn important factor that connects procedural justice with enhanced job performance is whether employees react quickly to unexpected problems while carrying out their jobs. This mediating role of improvisation is particularly salient to the extent that employees consider themselves valuable organizational members.Practical implicationsFor organizations, this study pinpoints a key mechanism—willingness to respond in the moment to unanticipated organizational failures—by which fair decision-making processes can steer employees toward performance-enhancing activities. It also reveals how this mechanism can be activated, namely, by ensuring that employees feel appreciated.Originality/valueImprovisation represents an understudied but critical behavioral factor that links employees' beliefs about fair decision-making procedures to enhanced performance outcomes. This study shows, for the first time, how this beneficial role can be reinforced by organization-based self-esteem, as a critical personal resource.

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