Alfes, Kerstin, Shantz, Amanda and van Baalen, Sabine (2016) Reducing perceptions of overqualification and its impact on job satisfaction: The dual roles of interpersonal relationships at work. Human Resource Management Journal (HRMJ), 26 (1). pp. 84-101. ISSN 0954-5395 (Print), 1748-8583 (Online) (doi:10.1111/1748-8583.12094)

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Abstract

A sizeable portion of the working population perceives that they are overqualified for their jobs. This is problematic given that research consistently shows that such beliefs translate into lower levels of job satisfaction. Hence it behoves human resource management scholars to identify factors that influence perceptions of overqualification, and also moderators that may reduce the negative effect of perceived overqualification on job satisfaction. In this study, we present a moderated path model that posits that the quality of the relationships that employees hold with their leader and with their team are not only antecedents of perceived overqualification, but they also are hypothesised to weaken the negative relationship between perceived overqualification and job satisfaction. Survey data that was gathered from two organisations in the Netherlands (n=183) supported the model. Implications for theory and practice in human resource management are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Alfes, K., Shantz, A., and van Baalen, S. (2016) Reducing perceptions of over qualification and its impact on job satisfaction: the dual roles of interpersonal relationships at work. Human Resource Management Journal, 26: 84–101, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1748-8583.12094/abstract. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Perceptions of overqualification; Job satisfaction; Leader-member exchange; Team cohesiveness
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Faculty of Business > Department of Human Resources & Organisational Behaviour Faculty of Business > Centre for Work and Employment Research (CREW) > Leadership & Organisational Behaviour Research Group (LOB)
Last Modified:	29 May 2019 09:13
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/14290

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