title: Job insecurity and organizational citizenship behavior: exploring curvilinear and moderated relationships.
abstract: This article examined a curvilinear relationship between job insecurity and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Drawing from social exchange theory and research on personal control, we developed and tested an explanation for employees' reactions to job insecurity based on their conceptualization of their social exchange relationship with the organization at different levels of job insecurity. Using data from 244 Chinese employees and 102 supervisory ratings of OCB, we found support for a U-shaped relationship between job insecurity and OCB. Moreover, 2 factors--psychological capital and subordinate-supervisor guanxi--moderated the curvilinear relationship, such that the curvilinear relationship is more pronounced among those with lower psychological capital or less positive subordinate-supervisor guanxi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Sawyer School of Business, Suffolk University.
authors.forename: Chak Fu
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: Department of Management and Organizations, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Department of Management and Organizations, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ashford
authors.affiliation: Management and Organizational Development, D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012919:Social Behavior; D066270:Social Capital