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Always looking for something better? The impact of job insecurity on turnover intentions: Do employables and irreplaceables react differently?
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Abstract This study contributes to the current research on the effect of job insecurity on turnover intentions by examining what happens to employees when job security is replaced with employment security. It analyzes whether perceived employability and irreplaceability (a) increase or decrease turnover inte... view more
This study contributes to the current research on the effect of job insecurity on turnover intentions by examining what happens to employees when job security is replaced with employment security. It analyzes whether perceived employability and irreplaceability (a) increase or decrease turnover intentions, or (b) buffer or intensify the negative effects of job insecurity on turnover intentions. The study focuses on an international context by using International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) data to assess the generalizability of the results. The findings show that perceived job insecurity increases turnover intentions in all countries. In addition, perceived employability increases turnover intentions in most countries, whereas weak evidence suggests that employees who feel irreplaceable are less likely to have turnover intentions. The results on the question about whether employees who feel employable or irreplaceable react differently to job insecurity - with respect to turnover intentions - vary widely between countries, and so a general conclusion about buffering effects cannot be drawn.... view less
Keywords
job security; employability; fluctuation; employment situation; labor market; job change; job satisfaction; international comparison
Classification
Labor Market Research
Free Keywords
intention to leave; irreplaceability; job insecurity; turnover intentions; International Social Survey Programme: Work Orientation III - ISSP 2005, GESIS Data Archive, ZA4350 Data file Version 2.0.0, doi:10.4232/1.11648
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 142-159
Journal
Economic and Industrial Democracy, 42 (2021) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X18757058
ISSN
1461-7099
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications