Job search and the theory of planned behavior: Minority-majority group differences in The Netherlands |
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Authors: | Edwin AJ van Hooft Marise Ph Born Henk van der Flier |
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Institution: | a Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Free University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands b Institute of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands c Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The labor market in many Western countries increasingly diversifies. However, little is known about job search behavior of “non-traditional” applicants such as ethnic minorities. This study investigated minority-majority group differences in the predictors of job search behavior, using the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1985). Data were collected in a two-wave longitudinal design among 697 temporary employees in The Netherlands. Results showed that the ethnic minorities' perceptions of social pressure predicted intentions to search for a (new) job more strongly than their personal attitudes did. The opposite was found in the native-Dutch group. Self-efficacy did not contribute to the prediction of job search intention. Job search behavior related significantly to job search outcomes, such as job attainment. |
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