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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2021.22.1.531

Perceived Overqualification and Its Relationships with Job Crafting and Organizational Commitment: A Longitudinal Study  

Kwon, Jung-Eon (Department of Career and Vocational Consulting, JoongBu University)
Woo, Hyung-Rok (Department of Business Administration, Mokpo National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.22, no.1, 2021 , pp. 531-542 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was undertaken for identifying ways to positively resolve problems associated with perceived overqualification from the perspective of job crafting, which is highlighted as a social issue in the labor market. We hypothesized the mediating role of job crafting in order to uncover the questions regarding when and how perceived overqualification associates with an employee's organizational commitment. Autoregressive cross-lagged models were applied to the longitudinal data gathered from 263 full-time employees across 3 waves over 9 months. Our results demonstrate positive and significant cross-lagged effect of perceived overqualification on job crafting and organizational commitment. However, the cross-lagged effect of job crafting on perceived overqualification was found to be insignificant, but was significant for organizational commitment. There were no other indications of reverse causation effects. Our data indicates that job crafting longitudinally mediates the relation between perceived overqualification and organizational commitment. These findings offer a meaningful implication that employees who perceive themselves to be overqualified should be given an opportunity to craft their own jobs.
Keywords
Perceived Overqualification; Job Crafting; Organizational Commitment; Autoregressive Cross-Lagged Model; Longitudinal Study;
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