The outcomes and correlates of job search objectives: searching to leave or searching for leverage?
The authors investigate a previously overlooked yet important objective for employee job search--seeking leverage against the current employer. They explore the outcomes and correlates of leverage-seeking search and how it may differ from the more traditional objective for engaging in job search--to change jobs. Results show that leverage-seeking and separation-seeking search objectives associate with different outcomes. The authors also find that characteristics of the work situation and individual differences associate with leverage-seeking search and relate differently with the 2 job search objectives. Implications for practice and the advancement of job search research are discussed.
Boswell
Wendy R
WR
Department of Management, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, TX 77843-4221, USA. wboswell@tamu.edu
Boudreau
John W
JW
Dunford
Benjamin B
BB
D004651:Employment; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012201:Reward