Abstract
This empirical study aims to design and test a research model that investigates the effect of job insecurity as a moderator of the relationships between perceived employability and employee well-being (work engagement). It also measures the impact of perceived employability on work engagement. Data were gathered from full-time frontline workers employed in five-star hotels in Northern Cyprus to test the study variables; the partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM) was applied and supported the research hypotheses. In line with the study predictions and findings from previous literature, perceived employability was found to have a significant positive impact on work engagement. The result revealed that, as a hindrance stressor, job insecurity negatively affects the relationship between perceived employability and work engagement. The findings of this study provide some insights concerning employability’s importance as well as influencing factors on employees’ job selection and their attitudes during job performance in the organizations. The knowledge gathered in this research is a source for stressing the value of employability in developing professional skills and professional involvement, as well as for reducing the perception of job insecurity, especially in the tourism industry, which has a delicate and sensitive structure. The implications of the empirical findings are discussed and future research directions are offered.
Highlights
The definition of employability is of importance in meeting the instability demanded by the industry, in growing an employee’s professional commitment, and in raising the perception of work insecurity, in the fragile and sensitive structure of the tourism sector [1]
According to the literature, perceived employability helps employees deal with workplace uncertainty, which is known as job insecurity [37,38], in such a manner that employability increases the sense of being in charge of one’s life, which, in turn, decreases the negative consequences of work instability [39]
While we have concluded that perceived employability is positively linked to work engagement, it is conceivable that the characteristics of these relationships could be dependent on certain prospective moderators [4]
Summary
The definition of employability is of importance in meeting the instability demanded by the industry, in growing an employee’s professional commitment, and in raising the perception of work insecurity, in the fragile and sensitive structure of the tourism sector [1]. Employability is an employee’s awareness of his or her possibilities to attain a new job It is an individual’s work-related adaptability that enhances his or her ability to find and use job and career opportunities within or outside the current workplace [2]. Finding and retaining skilled and qualified employees who can provide frontline service jobs are priorities for hospitality organizations [7] With this realization, hospitality managers need to provide their employees with sufficient support and peace of mind, which can motivate them to show high-quality performance in the workplace. By understanding frontline employees’ motivations to have an improved commitment and performance, researchers and practitioners can develop guidelines that organizations may use to avoid or reduce job insecurity
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