The Effect of Perceived Overqualification on Creative Performance: Person-Organization Fit Perspective.

ABSTRACT: In today's business world, the phenomenon of overqualification is widespread. Organizations need to consider - how to motivate the overqualified employees to utilize their qualifications, for example, promoting creative performance. Based on person-organization (P-O) fit theory, this study explored when and how employees, who feel overqualified can engage in creative performance. Data were collected from 170 supervisor-subordinate dyads of 41 groups in 10 manufacturing companies across two timepoints in China. Results revealed that (1) perceived overqualification is positively related to organizational identification when employee development-oriented organizational culture is strong but negatively related to organizational identification when employee development-oriented organizational c

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8155303 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature