...Xue Zhang; Chao Ma Purpose Drawing from the theory of planned behavior and self-efficacy literature, we develop a theoretical model to depict the potential effects of perceived overqualification on entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach We tested our model using a three-wave online...

...Anna Bochoridou; Panagiotis Gkorezis Purpose Prior studies have shown various mediating and moderating mechanisms regarding the effect of employees' perceived overqualification on intention to leave (ITL). Nonetheless, only a few empirical studies have shed light on the negative underlying...

...Nasib Dar; Saima Ahmad; Wali Rahman Purpose This paper aims to examine the influence of perceived overqualification on innovative behaviour in the workplace. By integrating self-efficacy and human capital theories, this study proposes that perceived overqualification improves innovative behaviour...

...Chao Ma; (George) Zhen Xiong Chen; Xinhui Jiang Purpose This paper aims to build a moderate mediation model to delineate when and how employee with perceived overqualification will exert extra effort and therefore engage in more altruistic helping behavior. Design/methodology/approach...

...Bert Schreurs; Melvyn R.W. Hamstra; I.M. Jawahar; Jos Akkermans Purpose The purpose of this study was to test the mediating role of relative deprivation in the relationship between perceived overqualification and counterproductive work behavior. In addition to testing this mediation, the authors...

...Harun Sesen; Senay Sahil Ertan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between perceived overqualification and job crafting, which has the ability to drive satisfaction, loyalty and performance; drawing on the broaden-and-build theory, the study tests the positive...

...Chia-Huei Wu; Amy Wei Tian; Aleksandra Luksyte; Christiane Spitzmueller Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer an autonomous motivation perspective to explore the relationship between perceived overqualification and adaptive work behavior and examine job autonomy as a factor that may...