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Job Insecurity and Psychological Safety in the Workplace: Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina

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New Technologies, Development and Application V (NT 2022)

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This study explores job insecurity and psychological safety in the workplace in terms of objective (contract type) and subjective (socio-demographic) factors. Job insecurity refers to a subjectively perceived and undesired possibility to lose the present job in the future. Psychological safety is observed as a climate where employees are comfortable expressing and being themselves. We assessed job insecurity with the Job Insecurity Scale developed by De Witte (2000), while psychological safety was measured with the Psychological Safety scale developed by Edmondson (1999). The study findings revealed differences in job security regarding career stage, professional position, and contract type, while differences in psychological safety were confirmed in distinct career stages. Lastly, study findings and implications of results are discussed.

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  1. School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo, Trg oslobođenja Alija Izetbegović 1, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Amra Kožo, Ina Hodžić & Mirha Bičo Ćar

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  3. Faculty of Traffic and Transport Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

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Kožo, A., Hodžić, I., Bičo Ćar, M. (2022). Job Insecurity and Psychological Safety in the Workplace: Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina. In: Karabegović, I., Kovačević, A., Mandžuka, S. (eds) New Technologies, Development and Application V. NT 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 472. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05230-9_115

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