From Rights to Responsibilities at Work: The Longitudinal Interplay of Decent Work, Flourishing, and Job Performance...

Area of Science:

• Positive psychology
• Organizational behavior
• Occupational health psychology

Background:

• Decent work is a fundamental right with societal implications, but its impact on individual employees is under-researched.
• Existing research often overlooks the reciprocal relationship between employee well-being and job performance.
• Positive psychology frameworks are crucial for understanding the holistic benefits of decent work.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the interplay between decent work, employee flourishing, and job performance.
• To examine the mediating role of flourishing in the decent work-job performance relationship.
• To explore the reciprocal relationship between decent work and flourishing.

Main Methods:

• A quantitative study utilizing a Cross-Lagged Panel Model.
• Survey data collected from 426 Italian employees across three waves with one-month lags.
• Integration of Conservation of Resources theory and Self-Determination theory.

Main Results:

• Decent work positively predicts subsequent employee flourishing.
• Employee flourishing positively predicts subsequent job performance.
• Flourishing fully mediates the link between decent work and job performance, and this relationship is reciprocal.

Conclusions:

• Promoting decent work environments is vital for enhancing employee flourishing and job performance.
• A positive, reinforcing cycle exists between well-being (flourishing) and productivity (job performance).
• Findings underscore the importance of decent work for individual employee well-being and organizational success.