Dans quelles conditions la flexibilité cognitive contribue-t-elle plus à la performance adaptative ?

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.