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Social support, autonomy, and hierarchical level as moderators of the role characteristics‐outcome relationship
Author(s) -
Beehr Terry A.,
Drexler John A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.4030070305
Subject(s) - psychology , autonomy , ambiguity , social psychology , outcome (game theory) , job satisfaction , multilevel model , role conflict , social support , microeconomics , political science , economics , computer science , machine learning , programming language , law
Although previous theory suggests that social support, job autonomy, and hierarchical level moderate role characteristics‐employee outcome relationships, the strength of these moderating effects among 2046 bank employees was practically zero. These theoretical moderators and three role characteristics (conflict, ambiguity, and overload) did have direct relationships with the outcomes (job satisfaction and job search intent), as summarized by canonical correlation. Recommendations for future research are offered.