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Résumé
La performance adaptative (PA) représente la capacité du travailleur à adapter ses comportements aux circonstances changeantes en emploi. Un antécédent de celle-ci serait la flexibilité cognitive (FC) des employés. Cependant, la force de la relation entre ces variables fluctue empiriquement, suggérant l’implication de modérateurs comme le travail du savoir (TS). Cette étude a vérifié si la FC contribue davantage à la PA en présence d’exigences perçues élevées versus faibles de TS. Les résultats (n = 674) indiquent que la FC est liée à la PA et que, contrairement à notre hypothèse, la perception des demandes de TS ne modère pas cette relation. Une analyse exploratoire réalisée à partir des exigences occupationnelles objectives suggère toutefois un patron de résultats plus complexe : la relation entre la FC et la PA dépend de l’interaction entre les exigences du savoir et les exigences d’autonomie. Aussi, nous avons trouvé que la FC contribue moins à la PA dans les emplois ayant des exigences sociales plus élevées.
Mots-clés :
- Flexibilité cognitive,
- Performance adaptative,
- Travail du savoir,
- Exigences du travail,
- Comportement adaptatif
Abstract
Adaptive performance (AP) represents the worker's ability to adapt their behaviours to changing job circumstances. An antecedent of AP would be the cognitive flexibility (CF) of employees. However, the strength of the relationship between these variables fluctuates empirically, suggesting the involvement of moderators such as knowledge work (KW). This study tested whether CF contributes more to AP in the presence of high versus low KW perceived demands. The results (n = 674) indicate that CF is related to AP and that, contrary to our hypothesis, KW does not moderate this relationship. However, an exploratory analysis of objective occupational job requirements reveals a more complex pattern of results: the relation between CF and AP depends on the interaction between the requirements of knowledge and the requirements of autonomy. Further, we found that CF contributes less to AP in jobs with higher social demands.
Keywords:
- Cognitive flexibility,
- Adaptative performance,
- Knowledge work,
- Job requirements,
- Adaptive behavior
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