TY - JOUR
T1 - How does perceived underemployment influence expatriate job-related outcomes? A moderated mediation study
AU - Kawai, Norifumi
AU - Mohr, Alexander
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Although research has investigated the consequences of underemployment in domestic settings, research on the effects of underemployment among expatriates remains limited and has yielded inconsistent results. From a theoretical perspective, there is a need for a better understanding of the mechanisms through which underemployment affects various work-related outcomes and to account for potential contingencies. Drawing on the person-job fit literature and research on organizational identification, we theorise and empirically examine how and under what conditions underemployment influences expatriate performance. Using an original primary data-set of 103 Japanese expatriate managers in the UK, we find that underemployment affects expatriate work outcomes by increasing expatriates’ maladjustment and that this effect is moderated by the level to which expatriates identify with their organization.
AB - Although research has investigated the consequences of underemployment in domestic settings, research on the effects of underemployment among expatriates remains limited and has yielded inconsistent results. From a theoretical perspective, there is a need for a better understanding of the mechanisms through which underemployment affects various work-related outcomes and to account for potential contingencies. Drawing on the person-job fit literature and research on organizational identification, we theorise and empirically examine how and under what conditions underemployment influences expatriate performance. Using an original primary data-set of 103 Japanese expatriate managers in the UK, we find that underemployment affects expatriate work outcomes by increasing expatriates’ maladjustment and that this effect is moderated by the level to which expatriates identify with their organization.
KW - Perceived underemployment
KW - expatriate performance
KW - organizational identification
KW - person-job fit theory
KW - work maladjustment
KW - Perceived underemployment
KW - expatriate performance
KW - organizational identification
KW - person-job fit theory
KW - work maladjustment
U2 - 10.1080/09585192.2017.1389763
DO - 10.1080/09585192.2017.1389763
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0958-5192
SP - 1
EP - 27
JO - International Journal of Human Resource Management
JF - International Journal of Human Resource Management
ER -