Abstract Based on the perspective of conservation of resource theory, this study explores the influence mechanism of perceived overqualification on employees’ time banditry behavior. Results of multiple regression analysis with 246 valid samples show that perceived overqualification results in more employees’ time banditry behavior. Emotional exhaustion plays a partial mediating role between perceived overqualification and time banditry behavior. Besides, employees’ forgiveness moderates the relationship between perceived overqualification and emotional exhaustion. In other words, the higher the employees’ forgiveness, the weaker positive relationship between perceived overqualification and emotional exhaustion. Moreover, employees’ forgiveness moderates the mediating effect of emotional exhaustion, and the mediating effect of emotional exhaustion is weaker when the level of employees’ forgiveness is high. The results enrich and expand the relevant researches on the overqualification and time banditry behavior, and provide an important reference for organizations to manage overqualified employees.
ZHAO Lijing,ZHANG Zhengtang,SONG Kuntai等. Research on the Relationship between Overqualification and Employees’ Time Banditry Behavior from the Perspective of Conservation of Resource Theory[J]. Chinese Journal of Management, 2019, 16(4): 506-.
