title: Organizational nostalgia lowers turnover intentions by increasing work meaning: The moderating role of burnout.
abstract: We report 3 studies addressing the relevance of organizational nostalgia for the meaning that employees ascribe to their work (work meaning). We hypothesized, and found, that organizational nostalgia enhances work meaning and thereby reduces turnover intentions. In Study 1, an employee survey, spontaneously experienced organizational nostalgia was associated with higher work meaning. In Study 2, an organizational-nostalgia induction increased work meaning, which subsequently predicted lowered turnover intentions. In Study 3, an organizational-nostalgia induction increased work meaning and thereby lowered turnover intentions, especially among employees who reported relatively high levels of burnout. When burnout is high, organizational nostalgia functions as a rich source of meaning that benefits employees' work experience. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors: School of Psychology, University of Southampton.
authors: Joost M
authors: JM
authors: Leunissen
authors: School of Psychology, University of Southampton.
authors: Constantine
authors: C
authors: Sedikides
authors: School of Psychology, University of Southampton.
authors: Tim
authors: 0000-0002-6499-5487
authors: T
authors: Wildschut
authors: Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University.
authors: Taya R
authors: 0000-0001-7325-793X
authors: TR
authors: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology*; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult