Working-time mismatch and job satisfaction of junior academics

被引：1
作者：
Frei I. [1 ]
Grund C. [1 ]
机构：
[1] School of Business and Economics, Chair of Human Resource Management and Personnel Economics, RWTH Aachen University, Templergraben 64, Aachen
来源：
Journal of Business Economics | 2022年 / 92卷 / 7期
关键词：
Academia; Job satisfaction; Part-time employment; Working time mismatch;
D O I：
10.1007/s11573-022-01091-y
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摘要：
We examine the role of working-time mismatches (defined as the difference between actual and desired weekly working hours) in academics’ job satisfaction. In doing so, we investigate how academics’ career stage (predoc vs. postdoc) and contract status (part-time vs. full-time employment) moderate the relation between a mismatch in working hours and job-related well-being. Our results are based on longitudinal survey data among junior academics in the STEM fields indicate that mismatches in working hours are prevalent in academia and are associated with a loss of job satisfaction. In this context, overemployment (working more than desired) tends to unfold more severe consequences with respect to job satisfaction compared to underemployment. We find evidence for a similar reaction of doctoral students and postdocs with respect to job satisfaction when experiencing a working-time mismatch. Part-time employment positively moderates the link between working-time mismatch and job satisfaction for the case of underemployment. © 2022, The Author(s).
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页数：41
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