Research Article

Job Insecurity and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Migrant Employees: Organizational Identification as Mediator and Intention to Stay as Moderator

Volume: 10 Number: 1 March 18, 2026
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Job Insecurity and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Migrant Employees: Organizational Identification as Mediator and Intention to Stay as Moderator

Abstract

This research examines the effect of job insecurity on organizational citizenship behavior among migrant employees, drawing on social exchange theory and the psychological contract framework. It also investigates the mediating role of organizational identification, grounded in social identity theory. In addition, the study explores the moderating role of intention to stay in the host country within the conservation of resources framework. Data were collected through an online questionnaire from 275 migrant employees. The results show that job insecurity negatively affects organizational identification and citizenship behaviors. Furthermore, organizational identification fully mediates the relationship between job insecurity and organizational citizenship behavior. The findings also reveal that intention to stay in the host country does not significantly moderate the negative indirect effect of job insecurity on organizational citizenship behavior. This study contributes to organizational behavior and migration research by extending knowledge on the job stressor–outcome relationship and identifying conditional boundaries of this relationship, with a particular focus on migrant employees.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 18, 2026

Submission Date

November 12, 2025

Acceptance Date

January 15, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Shakkour, R., & Demir, H. (2026). Job Insecurity and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Migrant Employees: Organizational Identification as Mediator and Intention to Stay as Moderator. Fiscaoeconomia, 10(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1822463
AMA
1.Shakkour R, Demir H. Job Insecurity and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Migrant Employees: Organizational Identification as Mediator and Intention to Stay as Moderator. FSECON. 2026;10(1):1-21. doi:10.25295/fsecon.1822463
Chicago
Shakkour, Raeda, and Halis Demir. 2026. “Job Insecurity and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Migrant Employees: Organizational Identification As Mediator and Intention to Stay As Moderator”. Fiscaoeconomia 10 (1): 1-21. https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1822463.
EndNote
Shakkour R, Demir H (March 1, 2026) Job Insecurity and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Migrant Employees: Organizational Identification as Mediator and Intention to Stay as Moderator. Fiscaoeconomia 10 1 1–21.
IEEE
[1]R. Shakkour and H. Demir, “Job Insecurity and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Migrant Employees: Organizational Identification as Mediator and Intention to Stay as Moderator”, FSECON, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1–21, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.25295/fsecon.1822463.
ISNAD
Shakkour, Raeda - Demir, Halis. “Job Insecurity and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Migrant Employees: Organizational Identification As Mediator and Intention to Stay As Moderator”. Fiscaoeconomia 10/1 (March 1, 2026): 1-21. https://doi.org/10.25295/fsecon.1822463.
JAMA
1.Shakkour R, Demir H. Job Insecurity and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Migrant Employees: Organizational Identification as Mediator and Intention to Stay as Moderator. FSECON. 2026;10:1–21.
MLA
Shakkour, Raeda, and Halis Demir. “Job Insecurity and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Migrant Employees: Organizational Identification As Mediator and Intention to Stay As Moderator”. Fiscaoeconomia, vol. 10, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 1-21, doi:10.25295/fsecon.1822463.
Vancouver
1.Raeda Shakkour, Halis Demir. Job Insecurity and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Migrant Employees: Organizational Identification as Mediator and Intention to Stay as Moderator. FSECON. 2026 Mar. 1;10(1):1-21. doi:10.25295/fsecon.1822463
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