The Qualitative Deconstruction of the Logics Underneath the Antecedents, Consequences and Boundary Conditions of Flexible Employees’ Identity Uncertainty
ZHAO Chen，LIN Chen，ZHOU Jinlai，GAO Zhonghua
1. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China; 2. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China
Abstract：Based on the uncertainty-identity theory and programmatic grounded theory, this study explores the formation and impact mechanism of the identity uncertainty of flexible employees by conducting qualitative coding and analysis of 75 interview data and 180 survey data collected from both the skilled- and labor-type flexible employees. The results show that: differences exist in the various antecedents, emotional states, behavioral consequences, and boundary conditions among different types of flexible employees. Besides, identity strengthening and identity avoiding are two different paths for the mechanisms of flexible employees’ identity uncertainty, and the influence mechanism of identity uncertainty for labor-type flexible employees tends to follow the identity avoiding path, while that for skilled flexible employees tends to follow both paths.
赵晨，林晨，周锦来，高中华. 灵活就业者身份不确定性的前因后果和边界条件及其逻辑质性解构[J]. 管理学报, 2025, 22(3): 438-.
ZHAO Chen，LIN Chen，ZHOU Jinlai，GAO Zhonghua. The Qualitative Deconstruction of the Logics Underneath the Antecedents, Consequences and Boundary Conditions of Flexible Employees’ Identity Uncertainty. Chinese Journal of Management, 2025, 22(3): 438-.
