Relationships of Functional Flexibility with Individual and Work Factors

To investigate how functional flexibility is related to demographics, personality traits, and work perceptions, 250 employees of a large Dutch passenger transport firm filled out a written questionnaire. Two dimensions of functional flexibility were discerned: willingness and ability to be flexible....

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Published in:Journal of business and psychology 2005-09, Vol.20 (1), p.111-129
Main Authors: van den Berg, Peter T., van der Velde, Mandy E. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Correlation analysis
Demographics
Demography
Employees
Employers
Employment
Flexibility
Formalization
Human resources
Hypotheses
Initiatives
Invertebrates
Job requirements
Job rotation
Labor market
Men
Organizational behavior
Perceptions
Personality
Personality traits
Psychological attitudes
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Self efficacy
Social exchange theory
Studies
Task management
Transportation industry
Women
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Summary:To investigate how functional flexibility is related to demographics, personality traits, and work perceptions, 250 employees of a large Dutch passenger transport firm filled out a written questionnaire. Two dimensions of functional flexibility were discerned: willingness and ability to be flexible. Analysis of variance showed the support staff and managers were higher on willingness and ability to be flexible than workers. Hierarchic regression analysis showed that willingness to be flexible was positively related to initiative and trust in management, and was negatively related to age and task formalization. Ability to be flexible was positively related to general self-efficacy and initiative, and was negatively related to task formalization. It was concluded that willingness to be flexible depends on fair treatment and freedom provided by their organization and that ability to be flexible is part of the development of general self-efficacy.
ISSN:0889-3268
1573-353X
DOI:10.1007/s10869-005-6994-9