【公开学术报告】Anticipated Change in Organizational Support

Guest Speaker:    Xueqi (Cecilia) Wen (University of Houston)

Time/Date:          9:30 am Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 (Beijing Time)

Length:                1.5 hours

Meeting ID:        664 567 25180

Password:            484740

Click Link:          https://zoom.com.cn/j/66456725180

Abstract:

Research on organizational support has focused on employees’ perceptions concerning current valuation by the organization (perceived organizational support, or POS). However, we report that employees’ perception of support by the organization includes anticipated change in future support (ACOS). In three studies, we found, first, that current favorable job conditions (perceived supervisor support and reward opportunities) contributed primarily to POS; in contrast, anticipated changes in future favorable job conditions (perceived supervisor support, reward opportunities, and human capital) contributed mainly to ACOS. Second, ACOS was positively related to affective organizational commitment and job satisfaction beyond the influence of POS. Third, employees’ future focus strongly moderated the relationships of ACOS with affective organizational commitment and innovative behavior. Among employees with a high or medium future focus, ACOS was positively related to affective organizational commitment and innovative behavior. However, among employees with a low future focus, ACOS was unrelated to affective organizational commitment and innovative behavior. These findings indicate that ACOS makes a notable contribution to the employee-organization relationship.