Self-Esteem and Job Performance: The Moderating Role of Self-Esteem Contingencies

• Main Authors: FERRIS, D. Lance, LIAN, Huiwen, BROWN, Douglas J., PANG, Fiona X. J., KEEPING, Lisa M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
• Subjects: Human Resources Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1700; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2010.01181.x
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Although theoretical perspectives suggest self-esteem level (i.e., high/low) should have main and moderating effects on job performance, empirical and narrative reviews of the literature suggest such effects are either nonexistent or highly variable. To account for these mixed findings, we hypothesi...