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The Impact of Perceived Overqualification on Deviant Innovation Among New Generation Employees: A Role Identity Perspective

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Existing research primarily focuses on emotional and cognitive pathways to explore the impact of perceived overqualification on deviant innovation, failing to fully reveal the relationship between these factors. Based on role identity theory, this study constructs a model with innovation role identity as a mediating variable and investigates the mechanism of perceived overqualification's impact on deviant innovation, using a sample of 223 employees. The study found that: (1) perceived overqualification positively predicts deviant innovation; (2) innovation role identity positively influences deviant innovation; (3) perceived overqualification positively affects deviant innovation by enhancing innovation role identity.

Source: Frontiers in Business Economics and Management

DOI: 10.54097/ze2sjk28

Author: Meijun Chen

Institution: Chongqing University of Technology

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: diamond

Funders: Chongqing University, Chongqing University of Technology