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Drivers and outcomes of work alienation: reviving a concept
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posted on 2023-06-08, 20:11 authored by Amanda Shantz, Kerstin Alfes, Catherine Truss, Emma SoaneThis article sheds new light on an understudied construct in mainstream management theory, namely, work alienation. This is an important area of study because previous research indicates that work alienation is associated with important individual and organizational outcomes. We tested four antecedents of work alienation: decision-making autonomy, task variety, task identity, and social support. Moreover, we examined two outcomes of alienation: deviance and performance, the former measured 1 year after the independent variables were measured, and the latter as rated by supervisors. We present evidence from a sample of 283 employees employed at a construction and consultancy organization in the United Kingdom. The results supported the majority of our hypotheses, indicating that alienation is a worthy concept of exploration in the management sciences.
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- Accepted version
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Journal of Management InquiryISSN
1056-4926Publisher
SAGE PublicationsExternal DOI
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1-12Department affiliated with
- Business and Management Publications
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2015-03-03First Open Access (FOA) Date
2015-03-03First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2015-03-03Usage metrics
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