Perceived Overqualification at Work: Implications for Extra-Role Behaviors and Advice Network Centrality

Authors

Berrin Erdogan, Portland State UniversityFollow
Aysegul Karaeminogullari, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Cali
Talya N. Bauer, Portland State UniversityFollow
Allison M. Ellis, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Published In

Journal of Management

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

4-1-2020

Abstract

In this study, we hypothesized that perceived overqualification would interact with person-organization fit (P-O fit) to predict extra-role behaviors toward coworkers (organizational citizenship behaviors targeting others [OCBI] and voice) and indirectly relate to advice network centrality. We collected data from 332 municipality services employees reporting to 41 supervisors in Istanbul, Turkey, across three timepoints and from three different sources. Tests of our model provided partial support for our predictions. Results revealed that perceived overqualification had negative main effects on OCBI and interacted with P-O fit to affect voice. Further, P-O fit moderated the indirect effects of perceived overqualification on advice network centrality such that there were significant negative indirect effects via OCBI only when P-O fit is low. Implications for the overqualification, perceptions of fit, and social network literatures are discussed.

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Copyright © 2020 by Southern Management Association

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http://doi.org/10.1177/0149206318804331

DOI

10.1177/0149206318804331

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/32602

Citation Details

Erdogan, B., Karaeminogullari, A., Bauer, T. N., & Ellis, A. M. (2020). Perceived Overqualification at Work: Implications for Extra-Role Behaviors and Advice Network Centrality. Journal of Management, 46(4), 583–606. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206318804331