Showing papers by "Angelo J. Kinicki published in 1997"

A test of job security's direct and mediated effects on withdrawal cognitions

Abstract: Two field studies were undertaken to investigate the nature of the relationships between job security, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and withdrawal cognitions. Study 1 was conducted in an organization immediately following its acquisition by another company (N=137). Study 2 was conducted in an organization that had experienced a number of layoffs and expected more in the future (N=188). Covariance structure analysis was used to test for direct, complete mediating, and partial mediating effects. Study 2 was used to cross-validate the findings from study 1. Results from both studies provide strong support for the proposition that job satisfaction and organizational commitment mediate the effects of job security on withdrawal cognitions. The two studies diverge when explicating the nature of the relations between job security, satisfaction, and commitment. Study 1 suggests job satisfaction completely mediates the effects of job security on commitment. Study 2 suggests that both satisfaction and commitment mediate the relationship between job security and withdrawal cognitions. Contextual differences that may have contributed to these findings are discussed. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

A proposed mediator between top team demography and financial performance.

Abstract: Team processes that convert top team demography into firm outcomes are assumed in theory but rarely tested explicitly. The present study tests a model wherein top teams' collective information proc...

A panel investigation of coping with job loss.

Abstract: The process linking coping resources and coping strategy to subjective well-being and subsequent reemployment of recently unemployed workers was examined using a panel design and structural equatio...