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Job embeddedness: A multifoci theoretical extension.

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Integrating the expanding job embeddedness (JE) literature, in this article we advance a multifoci model of JE that is theoretically grounded in conservation of resources (COR) theory. From COR theory, we posit that employees' motivation to acquire and protect resources explains why they become embedded and how they behave once embedded. Our COR-based JE model highlights contextual antecedents that clarify how employees become embedded within different foci. Its multifoci theoretical lens also illustrates how different forms of work-focused embeddedness differentially affect work outcomes and how they interact with nonwork foci to influence those outcomes. Along with directions for further research, we further discuss theoretical and practical implications of our integrative formulation.

Source: Journal of Applied Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/a0038919

Authors: Kohyar Kiazad, Brooks C. Holtom, Peter W. Hom, Alexander Newman

Institutions: Georgetown University, Arizona State University

Language: English

Topic: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2082003588

FWCI: 35.04

Cites: 139

Cited by: 341

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