ORGANIZATIONAL WELL-BEING AND PERFORMANCE IN ATYPICAL WORK. THE ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND PERSONAL FACTORS

The effects of personal and organizational factors on well-being and organizational performance of atypical workers organizational are the object of this dissertation which is based on the integration of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in applied research in organizations. The thesis is composed of two parts. The first consists in an analysis of the literature regarding organizational well-being and performance, especially with regard to atypical employment. The second part consists of three empirical studies. The first, conducted with quantitative methods in public and private organizations, concerns the role of personal factors - such as the choice of atypical employment - and organizational elements - such as the sector (public vs. private) of the organization - in determining a large number of dimensions of well-being and performance. The second study, based on qualitative methodologies, highlights elements of the experience of atypical employment, observed using 12 focus groups, such as insecurity and marginalization of atypical workers in organizations. The third study, designed on the basis of the results of the second one, measures with quantitative tools some elements emerged through qualitative methods, such as the role of skills in determining levels of well-being and performance.