The negative effects of job embeddedness on performance Available to Purchase

The purpose of this paper is to explore the boundary conditions of job embeddedness (JE), considering whether certain conditions of high embeddedness may have a potential dark side leading to lower employee performance.

Hierarchical moderated regression was used to test the interactions between JE, economic exchange, and social exchange.

Results indicate that under certain exchange conditions, JE can have negative implications for performance.

Consideration should be given to how management interventions come together to motivate employees and impact performance.

This study speaks to the possible negative side of JE and provides support for its potential to produce adverse consequences for organizations under certain contexts.