Thesis
Effects of job insecurity and consideration of the future consequences on quality and quantity of job performance
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2008
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101262
Abstract
The present research examines the effects of job insecurity and consideration of the future consequences (CFC) as well as the interaction between the two, and their effect on quality and quantity of job performance. In order to examine these relationships, an experimental study was conducted. Participants were recruited in work sessions that were either high or low job insecurity conditions. Their task was to enter challenging text and they had two 10-minute sessions to do so. Quality was assessed as number of errors and number of words skipped. Quantity was assessed as number of words entered. Manipulation was introduced after the first session in the experimental group. Results indicated that job insecurity did not influence any aspects of participants’ performance. However, participants’ orientation on CFC was related to quantity and quality. Low CFC participants entered significantly more words in comparison to high CFC participants. Analysis of the relationship between the CFC and two quality indicators yielded to less clear results. That is, trend observed indicated that participants high in CFC actually tended to make more errors and skip more words than their low CFC counterparts. Exploration of the interaction between the job insecurity and the CFC yielded inconsistent results. However, overall trend indicated that high CFCs exhibit lower number of errors and skip less words from Session 1 to 2. These results are implicated by inadequate sample size. Low CFCs seemed to be unaffected by the job insecurity condition entirely.
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- Title
- Effects of job insecurity and consideration of the future consequences on quality and quantity of job performance
- Creators
- Maja Graso
- Contributors
- Tahira M. Probst (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525141301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis