Perceived overqualification and employee outcomes: The dual pathways and the moderating effects of dual‐focused transformational leadership
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DOI: 10.1002/hrm.22221
Abstract: Research findings concerning the effects of perceived overqualification on task performance are mixed. To reconcile the disparate findings, drawing on person‐environment theory, we propose cynicism toward the job and constructive deviance as contrasting dual pathways… read more here.
Keywords: overqualification; effects dual; dual focused; dual pathways ... See more keywords
The Paradoxical Effects of Overqualification on Helping: An Exchange‐Based Framework
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DOI: 10.1002/job.70024
Abstract: Existing studies have viewed overqualification as either a demotivating state of underutilizing surplus qualifications or a favorable condition of possessing superior capabilities, generating mixed results regarding the impact of overqualification on employees' extra‐role performance. To… read more here.
Keywords: exchange based; overqualification; overqualification helping; overqualified employees ... See more keywords
Linking perceived overqualification with task performance and proactivity? An examination from self-concept-based perspective
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.06.041
Abstract: Abstract Drawing from self-concept-based theory of work motivation, the present study sought to investigate the positive effect of perceived overqualification on employee outcomes via work engagement under the boundary conditions of empowering leadership and felt… read more here.
Keywords: work engagement; concept based; self concept; overqualification ... See more keywords
The Relationship Between Overqualification and Incident Diabetes: A 14-Year Follow-Up Study
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DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001087
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective Recent research identified that workplace factors play a role in the development of diabetes mellitus (DM). This study examines the longitudinal association of work-related overqualification with the incidence of DM over a 14-year… read more here.
Keywords: health; relationship overqualification; overqualification; overqualification incident ... See more keywords
The relationship between objective overqualification, perceived overqualification and job satisfaction: employment opportunity matters
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DOI: 10.1108/pr-02-2023-0080
Abstract: PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the boundary conditions between objective overqualification and perceived overqualification. In addition, we aim to investigate the mediation patterns between objective overqualification, perceived overqualification and job satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachA two-wave… read more here.
Keywords: overqualification; overqualification job; perceived overqualification; overqualification perceived ... See more keywords
Perceived Overqualification at Work: Implications for Voice Toward Peers and Creative Performance
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.835204
Abstract: Drawing on the conservation of resource theory, we examined the effect of perceived overqualification on the creative performance via voice toward peers, and how the peer group perceived overqualification moderates the relationship between perceived overqualification… read more here.
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The Influence of Perceived Overqualification on Cyberloafing: A Moderated Mediation Model of Frustration and Opportunities for Development
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DOI: 10.3390/bs15121598
Abstract: Perceived overqualification represents a persistent structural challenge in contemporary labor markets and has garnered increasing scholarly attention in organizational behavior research. Informed by COR theory, we examine the psychological mechanism through which perceived overqualification leads… read more here.
Keywords: overqualification cyberloafing; overqualification; perceived overqualification; opportunities development ... See more keywords