Job Insecurity as a Social Psychological Phenomenon

The paper addresses a relatively new phenomenon of job insecurity. It provides an analysis of the various interpretations of the phenomenon given by Russian and foreign researchers, focuses on its social economical determinants and consequences for individuals and organizations. The paper concludes with an outline of some possible ways of overcoming the negative consequences of job insecurity — as for individuals, as for organizations, as for the society as a whole. The research was conducted with the assistance of the Russian Foundation for Humanities and the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Bashkortostan (project № 15-16-02017 “Attitude to Work and Job Insecurity”).

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