A Review of Research on the Influence of Employees' Perceived Overqualification on Their Innovative Behavior

Jiawei Sun

doi:10.54097/0jc5br36

Authors

Jiawei Sun

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/0jc5br36

Keywords:

Perceived overqualification, innovative behavior, intervening mechanism, regulatory mechanism.

Abstract

In today's highly competitive workplace environment, a deep understanding of employee psychology and behavior is critical to improving an organization's ability to innovate and compete. This study focuses on the relationship between employees' perceived overqualification and their innovative behavior. It systematically collects and summarizes some domestic and foreign literature published between 2018 and 2025. It explores the positive, negative, and U-shaped relationships between the two indicators from three distinct dimensions: theoretical basis, mediating mechanisms, and moderating mechanisms, constructing a systematic framework for existing studies. On this basis, this study suggests that future research in this field can concentrate on the moderating roles played by employees’s own factors in the relationship between the two, the influence of different working environments and job positions, and the application of attribution theory, providing creative views for future researches. This study not only holds theoretical exploration value, but also has significant guiding significance for the management practice of enterprises.

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