title: The outcomes and correlates of job search objectives: searching to leave or searching for leverage?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, TX 77843-4221, USA. wboswell@tamu.edu
authors.forename: Wendy R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Boswell
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Boudreau
authors.forename: Benjamin B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Dunford
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012201:Reward