Perceived Over-qualification and Job Satisfaction of New Graduates: A Moderated Mediation Model

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10.2991/aebmr.k.210803.069How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Perceived over-qualification, Relative deprivation, Leadership authorization, Job satisfaction

Abstract

In this paper, the relative deprivation theory is used as the basis to explore the mechanism and boundary conditions of the effect of over-qualification on the job satisfaction of new graduates. An empirical study based on 341 matching data in two stages found that: (1) Perceived over-qualification negatively affects job satisfaction and positively affects relative deprivation; (2) Relative deprivation played a mediating role in the relationship between over-qualification and job satisfaction; (3) Leadership empowerment behaviour moderated the relationship between relative deprivation and job satisfaction. In the case of low-level leadership authorization, the relative deprivation of new graduates has a stronger impact on job satisfaction; (4) Leadership authorization further moderates the indirect effect of perceived over-qualification on job satisfaction through perceived relative deprivation. In the case of high-level leadership authorization, the indirect effect of perceived over-qualification on job satisfaction is weaker than that of perceived deprivation.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Linsheng Xiao
AU  - Ying Wang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/08/04
TI  - Perceived Over-qualification and Job Satisfaction of New Graduates: A Moderated Mediation Model
BT  - Proceedings of the  1st International Symposium on Innovative Management and Economics (ISIME 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 498
EP  - 508
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.210803.069
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.210803.069
ID  - Xiao2021
ER  -