Open AccessJob insecurity perceptions in the face of a change in labor legislation among Puerto Rican workers and its impact on productivity during an economic crisis
Author(s) -
Rolando Rivera-Guevarrez,
José Flecha-Ortíz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
management science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-9343
pISSN - 1923-9335
DOI - 10.5267/j.msl.2021.2.012
Subject(s) - legislation , employability , face (sociological concept) , productivity , human capital , perception , demographic economics , political science , labour economics , business , psychology , sociology , economics , economic growth , social science , neuroscience , law
Job insecurity has evolved in a wide range of phenomena that have been little addressed in the academic literature. One of these phenomena is to observe how the implementation of labor legislation within an economic crisis affects the perception of job insecurity. Thus, this research proposes that organizational justice, organizational support, and employability become three explanatory dimensions that shape job insecurity in the face of a change in labor legislation during an economic crisis. Through a survey of 205 employees of private companies in Puerto Rico and analyzing the data through PLS-SEM, the study demonstrates and supports new literature on how each variable considered affects perceptions of job insecurity and the productivity of human capital in the face of a change in labor legislation, a topic little addressed in the academic literature.