Employee Mobility, Former Employees, Supportive Behavior, Organizational Identification, Multiple Identifications

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  • Takao Yoshiaki
    Graduate School of Social Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University

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  • 過去に所属した組織に対する支援的行動：組織アイデンティフィケーションからのアプローチ
  • カコ ニ ショゾク シタ ソシキ ニ タイスル シエンテキ コウドウ : ソシキ アイデンティフィケーション カラ ノ アプローチ
  • Kako ni syozoku shita soshikini taisuru shienteki koudou: Soshiki aidenthifikeesyon karano apuroothi [Supportive behavior toward past organizational affiliations: An approach from organizational identification].

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Several recent studies have suggested that former employees may bring benefits to their former companies. However, the conditions under which former employees tend to benefit their former companies have not been fully investigated. This article explores antecedents of ex-employees’ supportive behavior toward former organizations from the micro-level perspective. Based on organizational identification research, in particular, this study examines a relationship between former employees’ inclination to support former companies and their identifications with former and present companies. Survey data obtained from departed employees indicate that their supportive behaviors toward former organizations is positively related to their identification with former organizations and negatively related to their identification with present organizations. Furthermore, their tenure with present organizations moderates the relationship between their supportive behaviors for former organizations and their identification with present organizations. These findings suggest that retaining identification of departed employees is important to companies in order to gain benefits from them. The results also imply that companies should consider building good relationships with their former employees.

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  • Organizational Science

    Organizational Science 48 (4), 71-83, 2015-06-20

    The Academic Association for Organizational Science

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