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Structural Dimension Exploration and Measurement Scale Development of Employee Involution in China’s Workplace Field

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  • Guoqin Dou

    (School of Information Engineering, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang 236037, China)

  • Guangxia Li

    (School of Economics, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang 236037, China)

  • Yunyun Yuan

    (School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100000, China)

  • Bin Liu

    (School of Business, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang 236037, China)

  • Lifeng Yang

    (School of Economics, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang 236037, China)

Abstract

The phenomenon of workplace involution has attracted ample attention. How to make employees treat their work with the correct attitude and behavior and improve their work performance has become a realistic proposition. This study uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods, with the help of grounded theory, to conduct an exploratory study on the structural dimensions of employee involution in the Chinese workplace and, on this basis, to develop and test the measurement scale. The research results show that employee involution is a multi-dimensional construct with rich connotations, including four dimensions: inefficient busyness, exhaustion of innovation, promotion anxiety, and internal competition. The measurement scale consists of four factors and 13 items. The factor analysis results showed that the developed scale’s reliability and validity reached an ideal level. To a certain extent, this study promotes the recognition and attention of various types of organizations at all levels to involution. The research conclusions provide theoretical guidance for employees to get rid of the involution crisis and will motivate managers to formulate better intervention measures to prevent and reduce workplace involution.

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  • Guoqin Dou & Guangxia Li & Yunyun Yuan & Bin Liu & Lifeng Yang, 2022. "Structural Dimension Exploration and Measurement Scale Development of Employee Involution in China’s Workplace Field," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-19, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:21:p:14454-:d:963148
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