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Employment status and counterproductive work behaviour: a chain mediating effect in the Chinese context
Author(s) -
Liu Shanshi,
Qin Chuanyan,
Liu Xiaolang,
Lu Wenzhu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1111/1744-7941.12279
Subject(s) - psychological contract , work (physics) , counterproductive work behavior , job satisfaction , job security , context (archaeology) , business , human resource management , marketing , labour economics , psychology , social psychology , economics , organizational commitment , management , mechanical engineering , organizational citizenship behavior , paleontology , engineering , biology
The current significant change from traditional to hybrid employment arrangements may contribute to counterproductive work behaviour by workers of differing employment status. However, limited efforts have been made to solve the problem. In this study, we utilise a psychological contract lens to develop a counterproductive work behaviour model in hybrid employment that includes pay satisfaction and job security. We use 215 dyads of workers and supervisors from a Chinese state‐owned airline company. Our findings show that employment status can elicit workers' counterproductive work behaviour, and pay satisfaction and job security serve as chain mediators that link differential human resource management behind employment status to counterproductive work behaviour. We contribute to the knowledge of employee behaviour under hybrid employment by exploring the differences through a psychological mechanism. This work provides practical implications for organisations to develop appropriate motivating practices.