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The effects of employment externalization on the climate of flexibility: Evidence from Spanish firms

Francisco Javier Lloréns-Montes, Ma Teresa Ortega-Egea, Antonia Ruiz-Moreno

International Journal of Manpower

ISSN: 0143-7720

Article publication date: 11 November 2013

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the consequences of externalization from the perspective of the employees. The paper contributes to this line of research by examining how externalization influences internal employees’ perceptions of flexibility.

Design/methodology/approach

The hypotheses were tested with data collected from 249 internal workers in five organizations. To contrast the hypotheses, the paper used hierarchical regression analysis.

Findings

The results of the study indicate that externalization has a negative and significant effect on the climate of flexibility among internal workers. These negative consequences decrease in a context of group potency, but increase among employees with greater supervisory responsibility.

Originality/value

The results obtained add evidence to the small body of theoretical research that has studied the negative effects of externalization on internal employees’ perceptions.

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Acknowledgements

This work has been developed with funding and collaboration of the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the European Union, R&D Project ECO2010-15885.

Citation

Javier Lloréns-Montes, F., Teresa Ortega-Egea, M. and Ruiz-Moreno, A. (2013), "The effects of employment externalization on the climate of flexibility: Evidence from Spanish firms", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 34 No. 7, pp. 813-828. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-03-2012-0057

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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