Cognitive Appraising Factors in Perceived Career Development of Factory Workers

Abstract

Factory workers constitute an unavoidable group in manufacturing organizations. Focusing on their career needs is salient in achieving result-oriented outcomes. Hence, the study that examined cognitive appraising factors of meaning in life, work value orientation, work-based identity to predict career development factors among factory employees in manufacturing industries. The survey involved a sample size of 306 and utilized structured questionnaires for data collections. Three hypotheses were tested and confirmed. All the factors significantly predicted career development (R= .70, R2= .48, F= 92.06; p<.05). It was concluded that the cognitive appraising factors are important in perception of career development. It implied that many factory workers consider the need for career development as largely based on their cognitive appraising factors. It was recommended that management in manufacturing organizations to consider interventions that incorporate career development factors as growth needs of employees with due consideration of the relevant cognitive appraising factors.