Career plateauing and work engagement of university faculty members: The mediating role of organizational identification
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Kai Yuan
Bozhou University, People's Republic of China, and Angeles University Foundation
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Yabing Qin
Bozhou University
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Kuakua Zhang
School of Public Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
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- Keywords:
- hierarchical plateau, job content plateau, organizational identification, work engagement, university faculty members
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Research on career plateau has rarely addressed university faculty. However, given the negative outcomes of such a plateau, it is important to explore its effects. Drawing on social identity theory, this study examined the mediating effect of organizational identification in the relationship between career plateau and work engagement. Three-wave data were collected from a sample of 389 university faculty in China. The results indicate that hierarchical plateau and job-content plateau had negative effects on work engagement. Moreover, organizational identification was found to mediate the relationship between job-content plateau and work engagement. The theoretical and practical implications of the results and directions for future research are discussed.
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- 2022-10-05
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- Vol. 50 No. 10 (2022)
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