The moderating effect of trust in management on consequences of job insecurity
Jiang, Lixin ; Probst, Tahira M.
Economic and Industrial Democracy
2019
40
2
May
409-433
job insecurity ; occupational health ; management
Occupational safety and health
https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X16652945
English
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"Using data from 1071 staff and administrative professionals at a large university experiencing repeated rounds of budget cuts, this article examines the attenuating effect of trust in management on the negative consequences of job insecurity. Results show that job insecurity was associated with increased burnout and psychological distress as well as decreased work and supervisor satisfaction and affective commitment. However, trust in management was negatively related to burnout and psychological distress but positively related to work and supervisor satisfaction and affective commitment. More importantly, trust in management was found to consistently buffer the relationships between job insecurity and these job-related outcomes. Implications for successfully managing job insecurity during times of organizational or economic upheaval are discussed."
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