"TOO QUALIFIED TO ADAPT? A STUDY OF HOW PERCEIVED CONTROL AND DEMAND-ABILITY FIT INFLUENCE ADAPTIVE PERFORMANCE"

Abstract

The public sector in Pakistan has several challenges. Principal problems are resource limitations, inadequate understanding of underlying causes, staff support, and integration. Addressing perceived overqualification requires considerable skill and innovative thinking, especially for its key outcome - employee adaptive performance. This study examines the public development sector and seeks to establish the relationship between perceived overqualification, perceived control, and demand-ability fit. Furthermore, it assesses their roles and the overall influence on employee adaptive performance. This corresponds with the tenets of Conservation of Resources Theory, and the research seeks to clarify how Perceived Overqualification affects employee Adaptive Performance outcomes. The study used a custom-designed questionnaire to gather data from a purposive sample of public sector employees in Pakistan. Following data collection, we used the questionnaire and process macro in SPSS for further analysis. The findings of the research demonstrate that perceived overqualification substantially influences adaptive performance. Public sector firms in Pakistan and authorities must critically evaluate inadequacies and enact enhancements.