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Are adaptable employees more likely to stay? Boundaryless careers and career ecosystem perspectives on career adaptability and turnover

Wang, F.; Xu, Y.; Zhou, X.; Fu, A.; Guan, Y.; She, Z.; Wang, Z.; Bi, Y.

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Authors

F. Wang

Y. Xu

X. Zhou

A. Fu

Z. She

Z. Wang

Y. Bi



Abstract

Employees with higher career adaptability (CA) have been shown in previous research to be more likely to build high-quality social exchange relations with current employers, thereby displaying a lower intention to leave. Based on boundaryless careers and career ecosystem perspectives, this study aimed to challenge and enrich the extant understanding of this important question by examining the mixed effects of CA on turnover behavior. Results from a three-wave survey study with 179 Chinese employees show that after controlling the baseline turnover intention (Time 1), CA (Time 1) predicted both affective commitment and relative deprivation at Time 2 (6 months after Time 1), which in turn produced opposite effects on voluntary turnover behavior at Time 3 (12 months after Time 1). Moreover, the boundaryless career mindset positively moderated the relationship between CA and relative deprivation and strengthened the indirect positive effect of CA on turnover behavior via relative deprivation. These results offer a more comprehensive and balanced view of the mixed role of CA in employees' turnover behavior and carry important implications for human resource management

Citation

Wang, F., Xu, Y., Zhou, X., Fu, A., Guan, Y., She, Z., …Bi, Y. (2022). Are adaptable employees more likely to stay? Boundaryless careers and career ecosystem perspectives on career adaptability and turnover. Applied Psychology, 71(4), 1326-1346. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12356

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 24, 2021
Online Publication Date Nov 2, 2021
Publication Date 2022-10
Deposit Date Nov 30, 2021
Publicly Available Date Nov 4, 2022
Journal Applied Psychology
Print ISSN 0269-994X
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 71
Issue 4
Pages 1326-1346
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12356
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1222999

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