On-the-job embeddedness as a mediator between conscientiousness and school teachers' contextual performance

Smadar Lev, Meni Koslowsky

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Abstract

The recently introduced concept of job embeddedness has been shown to predict various organizational outcomes. In prediction models, its usual role is that of an antecedent explaining variance beyond commonly used attitudinal measures. Using social information processing theory as a framework, the present study examines on-the-job embeddedness (ONJE) as a potential mediator in predicting performance within an educational framework. Analysis of a multisource evaluation scheme applied to 115 school teachers supported the expectation that conscientiousness and ONJE are predictors of task and contextual performance. Moreover, ONJE was found to serve as a mediator by providing a partial explanation for the link between conscientiousness and contextual performance. Future research with other attitudinal and personality measures is suggested to broaden the role that ONJE plays in predicting performance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)57-83
Number of pages27
JournalEuropean Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2012

Keywords

  • Job embeddedness
  • Job performance
  • On-the-job embeddedness

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