My Way or the High Way: A Mixed Study of Job Insecurity and Employee Recalcitrant Behavior in Determining Sustainability in Public and Private Universities of Lahore, Pakistan

Author(s) : Ayesha Ali, Ph. D

Abstract:

The research inquires the relation of job insecurity induced by employer with recalcitrant behavior of employees in public or private universities of Lahore, Pakistan. The article investigates whether the job insecurity induced by employer is related to the satisfaction or recalcitrant behavior in employees of an organization. The constructs are studied through mixed methodology in a cross-sectional comparative setting by administering 250 online questionnaires and 30 interviews of the faculty. The results indicate that job insecurity and the related perceptions lead to recalcitrant behavior in the university faculty. This has significant insights for the employee retention, turnover and performance in the universities as well as organizational productivity and sustainability.