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Looking before Leaping: The Impact of Work Engagement on Passive Job Search

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  • Mike Halinski

    (Ryerson University [Toronto])

  • Jennifer Harrison

    (Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School)

  • Janet Boekhorst

    (University of Waterloo [Waterloo])

Abstract

Although research has started to show that work engagement relates to careers, research has not fully accounted for the nuanced effects of work engagement on specific career behaviors, such as passive job search behavior. Drawing from broaden-and-build theory, we posit that work engagement encourages employees to broaden their skills through personal development and, subsequently, employees use those skills to build their resources through passive job search behaviors. We further propose that protean career orientation moderates this indirect effect. Study 1 (n = 104) reveals a positive direct effect between work engagement and passive job search behavior. Building on Study 1, Study 2 (n = 250) reveals a positive indirect effect of work engagement on passive job search behavior via personal skill development, and further reveals that protean career orientation significantly moderates this indirect effect. These findings not only highlight the theoretical and practical importance of work engagement in developing personal skills, but also provide a nuanced understanding of how work engagement may lead to job search.

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  • Mike Halinski & Jennifer Harrison & Janet Boekhorst, 2023. "Looking before Leaping: The Impact of Work Engagement on Passive Job Search," Post-Print hal-04959625, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04959625
    DOI: 10.5465/AMPROC.2023.12492abstract
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