Employee’s narrative on quiet quitting – a qualitative analysis

IF 2.7 3区 管理学 Q2 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
P.M. Nimmi, Femina Syed, Neenet Baby Manjaly, G. Harsha
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Abstract

Purpose

Quiet quitting (QQ) has been around in academic and professional discussions for quite some time. Despite many definitions and reasons for QQ being proposed, no study has systematically undertaken exploratory research on the reasons and behavioral manifestations of employees who QQ.

Design/methodology/approach

Our study adopted an exploratory qualitative approach to understand the reasons for QQ without any prior judgment. We undertook interviews with 21 employees who have undergone QQ in their careers.

Findings

The qualitative inquiry brought out the reasons behind QQ. The three major reasons for QQ were identified by thematic analysis: personal, organizational politics and people dynamics. Further, overt and covert behaviors that employees undertake while QQ were framed with this study. Findings are discussed in the framework of existence, relatedness and growth (ERG) theory.

Research limitations/implications

The theoretical implications include understanding QQ within the purview of ERG theory and the frustrated regression model. Practically, measures to be taken by organizations to mitigate the instances are presented, along with employee suggestions on what measures need to be taken to avoid QQ behaviors of employees.

Originality/value

This study is a pioneering work on the exploratory understanding of QQ. Empirically validated theory formulation of QQ is developed here for the first time.

员工关于默默辞职的叙述--定性分析
目的安静辞职(QQ)在学术界和专业人士的讨论中已有相当长的时间。尽管人们对 QQ 提出了许多定义和原因,但还没有研究对员工 QQ 的原因和行为表现进行系统的探索性研究。我们对 21 名在职业生涯中经历过 QQ 的员工进行了访谈。通过主题分析,我们发现了 QQ 的三个主要原因:个人原因、组织政治原因和人员动态原因。此外,本研究还对员工在 QQ 时的公开和隐蔽行为进行了分析。研究的局限性/影响理论意义包括在 ERG 理论和挫折回归模型的范围内理解 QQ。在实践中,提出了组织应采取的措施来缓解这些情况,以及员工关于需要采取哪些措施来避免员工的 QQ 行为的建议。这里首次提出了经过经验验证的 QQ 理论。
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Employee Relations
Employee Relations Multiple-
CiteScore
6.50
自引率
8.80%
发文量
69
期刊介绍: ■Communication, participation and involvement ■Developments in collective bargaining ■Equal opportunities ■Health and safety ■HRM ■Industrial relations and employment protection law ■Industrial relations management and reform ■Organizational change and people ■Personnel and recruitment ■Quality of working life
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