Overqualification and Turnover Intention: The Significance of Work-Life Balance for Canadian-Born and Immigrant Employees

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Title
Overqualification and Turnover Intention: The Significance of Work-Life Balance for Canadian-Born and Immigrant Employees
Abstract
Using conservation of resources (COR) theory (Hobfoll, 1989, 2002), we first investigated the direct influence of overqualification on turnover intention. Second, we tested whether the perceived work-life balance affects the relationship between overqualification and turnover intention. To that end, we used questionnaires to conduct independent field studies of two groups of Canadian workers: 227 local human resources professionals and 237 immigrant employees. Both studies confirmed that perceived overqualification increased their intention to quit their jobs. Perceived work-life balance moderated the relationship between overqualification and turnover intention only among the immigrant employees. This paper sheds light on how perceived overqualification can affect the intention to quit a job among local and immigrant employees. It also shows how perceived work-life balance can affect the relationship between perceived overqualification and the intention to quit a job.
Publication
Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations
Volume
78
Issue
2
Pages
15 pages
Date
2023
Journal Abbr
ri
Language
English
ISSN
0034-379X, 1703-8138
Short Title
Overqualification and Turnover Intention
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2/28/24, 5:51 PM
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Publisher: Département des relations industrielles de l’Université Laval
Citation
Ballesteros-Leiva, F., St-Onge, S., & Arcand, S. (2023). Overqualification and Turnover Intention: The Significance of Work-Life Balance for Canadian-Born and Immigrant Employees. Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations, 78(2), 15 pages. https://doi.org/10.7202/1109480ar