Objective and Subjective Overqualification: Distinctions, Relationships, and a Place for Each in the Literature

By M. Maltarich, Greg Reilly, Anthony J. Nyberg. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2011

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I'm Too Good for This Job: Narcissism's Role in the Experience of Overqualification (2015, background): “Such inflated self-views might contribute to differences between objective and perceived overqualification (Maltarich et al., 2011).”
You think you are big fish in a small pond? Perceived overqualification, goal orientations, and proactivity at work (2016, background): “Finally, employees who feel they are more than qualified are likely to have better mastery of performing tasks beyond their job requirements or responsibilities and thus might receive more recognition and encouragement from others (Maltarich et al., 2011).”
Who thinks they're a big fish in a small pond and why does it matter? A meta-analysis of perceived overqualification (2017, background): “Objective overqualification The extant research suggests that perceived and objective overqualification, while overlapping, are distinct constructs (Maltarich et al., 2011).”
A Relational Model of Perceived Overqualification: The Moderating Role of Interpersonal Influence on Social Acceptance (2016, unknown): “Maltarich et al. (2011) recommend using theory as the basis for measurement choices, and we would expect outcomes such as job mobility or recruiter reactions to be related to objective overqualification.”