Job insecurity and performance: the mediating role of organizational justice in terms of type of contract / Inseguridad y Desempeño Laboral: el Papel Mediador de la Justicia Organizacional Considerando el Tipo de Contrato

BACKGROUND: Job insecurity has been widely researched. However, there have been inconsistent results about the association between job insecurity and job performance. This study proposed a multi-group mediation model to explain the underlying mechanisms of this relationship according to psychological contract and social exchange theory. METHOD: Data were collected through a survey. The sample was composed of 1,435 employees in 138 organizations from two European countries (i.e. Spain and Austria). RESULTS: Results showed that job insecurity was indirectly related to OCB and self-rated performance through the three types of organizational justice (distributive, procedural, and interactional justice); and these relationships varied depending on the type of contract. CONCLUSIONS: This study contributes to a better understanding of the relationship between job insecurity and performance by clarifying underlying mechanisms according to the type of contract

ANTECEDENTES: la inseguridad laboral ha sido ampliamente estudiada en la investigación. Sin embargo, esta presenta resultados inconsistentes sobre la asociación entre la inseguridad laboral y el desempeño laboral. Este estudio propuso un modelo de mediación multigrupo para explicar los mecanismos subyacentes de esta relación de acuerdo con el contrato psicológico y la teoría del intercambio social. MÉTODO: los datos fueron recogidos a través de un cuestionario. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 1.435 empleados de 138 organizaciones de dos países europeos (España y Austria). RESULTADOS: los resultados mostraron que la inseguridad laboral estaba indirectamente relacionada con OCB y el desempeño auto-evaluado, a través de los tres tipos de justicia organizacional (justicia distributiva, procesal e interactiva); y que estas relaciones variaban en función del tipo de contrato. CONCLUSIONES: este estudio contribuye a comprender mejor la relación entre la inseguridad laboral y el desempeño laboral al aclarar los mecanismos subyacentes considerando el tipo de contrato

Job Insecurity and Performance: The Mediating Role of Organizational Justice in terms of Type of Contract.

BACKGROUND: Job insecurity has been widely researched. However, there have been inconsistent results about the association between job insecurity and job performance. This study proposed a multi-group mediation model to explain the underlying mechanisms of this relationship according to psychological contract and social exchange theory. METHOD: Data were collected through a survey. The sample was composed of 1,435 employees in 138 organizations from two European countries (i.e. Spain and Austria). RESULTS: Results showed that job insecurity was indirectly related to OCB and self-rated performance through the three types of organizational justice (distributive, procedural, and interactional justice); and these relationships varied depending on the type of contract. CONCLUSIONS: This study contributes to a better understanding of the relationship between job insecurity and performance by clarifying underlying mechanisms according to the type of contract.

Further examination of the Organizational Culture Scale of Artifacts.

The construct validity of a 10-item scale oriented to measure traditional culture, the Organizational Culture Scale of Artifacts, was analyzed under the hypothesis of unidimensionality. Confirmatory factor analysis took into account the method effects associated with reverse-worded items. Based on the data from one-half of a sample of 926 participants (79.8% male; M age = 33.4 yr., SD = 12.8), working in different companies supported a unidimensional structure, with the elimination of two items from the scale. The resulting 8-item scale was reanalyzed, this time with the second half of the split sample. Support was found for the scale's unidimensionality with this second data set.

[Satisfaction and psychological well-being as antecedents of organisational commitment]. / La satisfacción y el bienestar psicológico como antecedentes del compromiso organizacional.

Satisfaction and psychological well-being as antecedents of organisational commitment. The role of organisational commitment in public administration and its repercussions on the institution are examined in this study. It reports part of a larger research project that studies job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being as antecedents of organisational commitment. Data were collected from 697 public-sector employees, using questionnaires. Results showed that job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being were strong predictors of organisational commitment. Higher levels of job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being were associated with more favourable perceptions of organisational commitment. Furthermore, this study highlights the impact of dynamic work on the employee's commitment.

La satisfacción y el bienestar psicológico como antecedentes del compromiso organizacional / Satisfaction and psychological well-being as antecedents of organisational commitment

El propósito de este estudio consiste en analizar minuciosamente el papel del compromiso de los empleados en la Administración pública y reflejar qué repercusiones provoca en la institución. Para ello, se incluye en una línea de investigación donde un conjunto de variables como la satisfacción laboral, la satisfacción por la vida y el bienestar psicológico se utilizan como antecedentes del compromiso. Para conseguir nuestro objetivo se aplicó un cuestionario a una muestra de 697 trabajadores pertenecientes a la Administración pública. Los resultados reflejan que la mayor influencia se produce en la satisfacción laboral, seguido de la satisfacción por la vida y bienestar psicológco. Más aún, resaltamos el impacto que tiene el trabajo dinámico en la decisión del empleado de comprometerse con la entidad

The role of organisational commitment in public administration and its repercussions on the institution are examined in this study. It reports part of a larger research project that studies job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being as antecedents of organisational commitment. Data were collected from 697 public-sector employees, using questionnaires. Results showed that job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being were strong predictors of organisational commitment. Higher levels of job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being were associated with more favourable perceptions of organisational commitment. Furthermore, this study highlights the impact of dynamic work on the employee's commitment