Abstract
This study examined age-based differences in perceived work precarity (WP) and counterproductive work behavior (CWB) among transit truck drivers in Tanzania, drawing on Socioemotional Selectivity Theory (SST) and Social Exchange Theory (SET). A positivist, cross-sectional quantitative design was used, with data collected from 269 drivers in Dar es Salaam, Tanga, and Mtwara. Respondents were classified as younger (18–35 years) and older (36–60 years) drivers. One-way MANOVA using Pillai’s Trace, followed by univariate ANOVA with Bonferroni-adjusted comparisons, was conducted to examine age-group differences. The results showed a significant multivariate age-group difference across the four outcomes, Pillai’s Trace = 0.222, F (4,264) = 18.863, p < 0.001. Older drivers reported significantly higher job insecurity, whereas younger drivers reported significantly higher remuneration inadequacy and CWB. No significant age-group difference was found in work temporariness. The findings highlight the importance of clearer employment procedures, transparent remuneration arrangements, mentoring, induction, and supervisory feedback, particularly for younger drivers. This study applies SST to interpret age-related differences in perceptions of WP and SET to understand differences in CWB, while treating WP and CWB as distinct outcomes and avoiding assumptions of a causal relationship between them.
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yamlinga, beatrice George; Dominic, Theresia R.; and Sanga, John J.
(2026)
"Age Differences in Work Precarity and Counterproductive Work Behavior Among Tanzanian Transit Truck Drivers,"
Business Management Review: Vol. 29:
No.
3, Article 8.
Available at: https://doi.org/doi.org
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