The Impact of I-deals on Employees’ Perceived Employability and The Moderating Role of Age and Gender
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2024-12-12
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This study investigates the impact of four types of I-deals – location flexibility, schedule
flexibility, financial incentives, and task and work responsibility – on employees’ perceived
employability across three dimensions: job qualifications, willingness to develop new
competencies or change jobs (WDC), and opportunity awareness. Additionally, it examines
whether age and gender moderate these relationships. Quantitative research methods were adopted,
using an online survey targeting employees working at Dutch organizations with at least 10
employees. A total of 85 employees participated in the survey, where they indicated, based on
statements reflecting the I-deal types, whether they had made individual arrangements and how
they perceived their own employability, also based on statements reflecting the employability
dimensions. The analyses showed the positive impact of task and work responsibility I-deals on
all employability dimensions, although this effect diminished when age and gender were included.
Contrary to theoretical assumptions, location and schedule flexibility I-deals showed no significant
impact on perceived employability. Financial incentive I-deals unexpectedly influenced
opportunity awareness but did not impact other employability dimensions. Additionally, gender
moderated the relationship between financial I-deals and WDC. No differences were found
between younger and older employees. These findings suggest that while task and work
responsibility and financial incentive I-deals have some potential for enhancing perceived
employability, their impact should not be overestimated. This calls for a careful approach when
using I-deals to enhance employability and highlights the need for further research to better
understand I-deal’s effects.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen