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Reciprocity and job mobility: The effect of effort-reward imbalance in the employer-employee relationship on turnover intentions and actual job changes

Prechsl S (2025)

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Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2025

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2024.103133

Abstract

Numerous studies illustrate that a lack of reciprocity between effort and reward in the employer-employee
relationship produces negative effects on employees’ health and well-being. This might
motivate employees to change jobs as a consequence. Based on German panel data with 16,243
observations from 4,641 employees, I analyze the effect of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) on
turnover intentions and actual job changes and whether health-threatening ERI exposure affects
the realization of job changes. The results indicate more frequent doctor visits, lower job satisfaction,
higher turnover intentions, and higher job change probabilities when employees’ efforts
in relation to rewards increase. The ERI effects on turnover intentions and job changes are both
mediated through job satisfaction. Finally, I find no evidence that ERI exposure moderates the
relationship between turnover intentions and actual job changes.

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APA:

Prechsl, S. (2025). Reciprocity and job mobility: The effect of effort-reward imbalance in the employer-employee relationship on turnover intentions and actual job changes. Social Science Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2024.103133

MLA:

Prechsl, Sebastian. "Reciprocity and job mobility: The effect of effort-reward imbalance in the employer-employee relationship on turnover intentions and actual job changes." Social Science Research (2025).

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