Employee self-concepts, voluntary learning behavior, and perceived employability
- Authors
- Kim, Sungjun; Kim, Hacksoo; Lee, Jinkyu
- Issue Date
- 2015
- Publisher
- EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
- Keywords
- Organization-based self-esteem; Self-concept; Perceived employability; Role-breadth self-efficacy; Voluntary learning behaviour
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF MANAGERIAL PSYCHOLOGY, v.30, no.3, pp.264 - 279
- Indexed
- SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF MANAGERIAL PSYCHOLOGY
- Volume
- 30
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 264
- End Page
- 279
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/96263
- DOI
- 10.1108/JMP-01-2012-0010
- ISSN
- 0268-3946
- Abstract
- Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the antecedents of employees' perceived employability based on both self-concept and human capital theory. The study tested the relationship between employees' self-concepts and perceived employability by using organization-based self-esteem (OBSE) and role-breadth self-efficacy. This study also examined the interactive relationship between self-concepts and voluntary leaning behavior, which can be viewed as a means of enhancing human capital. Design/methodology/approach - Data were collected from 301 employees of an organization in Korea. Findings - The results demonstrated that OBSE and its interaction with voluntary learning behavior were positively correlated with perceived employability. Research limitations/implications - The data were cross-sectional. Causal inferences should be made with caution. Originality/value - Unlike previous literature that has relied primarily on human capital theory, this study draws on self-concept theory to show that employee self-concept can be an antecedent of perceived employability. Furthermore, this study argues that employees' perceived employability may be more fully understood through the lenses of both self-concept and human capital theories.
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