1709: Navigating Job Insecurity: Insights and Strategies for the Future of Work (13109)

Organizer(s)

• LJ

  Lixin Jiang

  U. of Auckland, New Zealand

Presenter(s)

• TP

  Tahira Probst

  Washington State U. Vancouver, United States

  Handouts Slides

Participant(s)

• LP

  Laura Petitta

  Sapienza U. of Rome, Italy
• VG

  Valerio Ghezzi

  Sapienza U. of Rome
• CB

  Claudio Barbaranelli

  Sapienza U. of Rome

Presenter(s)

• PC

  Prithviraj Chattopadhyay

  Cambridge Judge Business School, United Kingdom

Participant(s)

• EG

  Elizabeth George

  Cambridge Judge Business School, United Kingdom

Presenter(s)

• YT

  Yan Tu

  Central China Normal U.
• LG

  Linwei Gan

  Chinese U. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Participant(s)

• GH

  Guohua Huang

  Hong Kong Baptist U., Hong Kong
• KL

  Kenneth Law

  Chinese U. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• PH

  Po Hao

  Northwest U., China, China
• LL

  Lirong Long

  Huazhong U. of Science and Technology, China

Global political instability, economic fluctuations, health pandemics, and rapid technological advancements have contributed to an increased sense of job insecurity among workers worldwide. Against this backdrop, this symposium brings together five evidence-based presentations, laying the foundation for the future of job-insecurity research. The first two presentations focus on non-traditional behavioral outcomes of job insecurity by examining its relationships with territorial behaviors and knowledge hiding behaviors. Meanwhile, they leverage novel theorical frameworks to understand the underlying mechanisms of job insecurity and propose different moderators in altering the consequences of job insecurity. To cope with job insecurity from one’s full-time job, the third presentation examines whether side hustles may reduce the initial level and the slope of job insecurity trajectory. Building on the growing usage of robots, the fourth presentation examines how, why, and when robot (physical and psychological) anthropomorphism (i.e., human-like appearance and autonomy) may impact employee perceived job insecurity. The final presentation develops a new conceptualization of job insecurity — technology-induced job insecurity, and examines whether, how, and when it may directly and indirectly impact employee in-role behaviors and organizational citizenship behaviors via burnout. Together, this symposium presents innovative research findings aimed at understanding and addressing the persistent problem of job insecurity.

Presentations:

• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1709: Job Insecurity and Territorial Behaviors: Conservation of Resources and Social Identity Theories (13109)
  

  Author: Lixin Jiang – U. of Auckland

  Author: Prithviraj Chattopadhyay – Cambridge Judge Business School

  Author: Elizabeth George – Cambridge Judge Business School
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1709: Job Insecurity and Knowledge Hiding: Self-serving Cognitions and Psychological Climate (13109)
  

  Author: Yan Tu – Central China Normal U.

  Author: Lixin Jiang – U. of Auckland
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1709: The Dynamic Impact of Side Hustle Stability on Full-Time Job Insecurity in the Gig Economy (13109)
  

  Author: Linwei Gan – Chinese U. of Hong Kong

  Author: Guohua Huang – Hong Kong Baptist U.

  Author: Kenneth S. Law – Chinese U. of Hong Kong
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1709: Robot Anthropomorphism and Employee Job Insecurity: Perceived Control and Zero-sum Digital Mindset (13109)
  

  Author: Yan Tu – Central China Normal U.

  Author: Po Hao – Northwest U., China

  Author: Lixin Jiang – U. of Auckland

  Author: Lirong Long – Huazhong U. of Science and Technology
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1709: Job Preservation and Strain Effects of Technology-Induced Job Insecurity on Job Performance (13109)
  

  Author: Tahira M. Probst – Washington State U. Vancouver

  Author: Laura Petitta – Sapienza U. of Rome

  Author: Valerio Ghezzi – Sapienza U. of Rome

  Author: Claudio Barbaranelli – Sapienza U. of Rome