Who thinks they're a big fish in a small pond and why does it matter? A meta-analysis of perceived overqualification
verifiedrich profile · Journal of Vocational Behavior · 2017
Harari, Michael B.; Manapragada, Archana; Viswesvaran, Chockalingam
What this article reports
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perceived overqualification → turnover intention
perceived overqualification → job satisfaction
Models this article informs
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perceived overqualification predicts counterproductive work behaviours
perceived overqualification predicts job satisfaction
perceived overqualification predicts turnover intention
What the literature says about it
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supports “Anecdotal evidence shows that perceived overqualification is closely associ‑ ated with negative work outcomes, including job dissatisfaction, lower organizational commit‑ ment, and undesirable performance (Harari et al., 2017; Erdogan & Bauer, 2021).”
supports “The meta-analysis mentioned at the beginning (Harari et al., 2017) argued that overqualification is positively related to lower level of job satisfaction (ρ = –0.41), less organizational commitment (ρ = –0.35), less well-being ( ρ = –0.26) and a higher intent to change (ρ = 0.37) or increased job…”
supports “Albeit we focused on positive key performance and well-being indicators, earlier research has demonstrated that counterproductive work behaviors (CWB) constitute a prevalent outcome of perceived overqualification (Harari et al., 2017), and that anger constitutes one of the main mechanisms through which CWB is elicited (Liu et al.”
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