Kornélia Anna Kerti, Marloes Van Engen, Orsolya Szabó, Brigitte Kroon, Inge Bleijenbergh, Charissa Freese
{"title":"Precarious employment amidst global crises: career shocks, resources and migrants' employability","authors":"Kornélia Anna Kerti, Marloes Van Engen, Orsolya Szabó, Brigitte Kroon, Inge Bleijenbergh, Charissa Freese","doi":"10.1108/cdi-10-2023-0357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cdi-10-2023-0357","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Purpose</h3>\u0000<p> The authors conducted 22 in-depth longitudinal interviews with 11 Hungarian migrant workers in the Dutch logistics sector, before and during the COVID-19 crisis, using thematic analysis and visual life diagrams to interpret them.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>\u0000<p> This study aims to contribute to conservation of resources theory, by exploring how global crises influence the perceived employability of migrant workers in low-wage, precarious work.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Findings</h3>\u0000<p> The authors find that resources are key in how migrants experience the valence of global crises in their careers and perceive their employability. When unforeseen consequences of the COVID-19 crisis coincided with migrants' resource gain spirals, this instigated a positively valenced career shock, leading to positive perceptions of employability. Coincidence with loss spirals led to negative perceptions.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Research limitations/implications</h3>\u0000<p> The authors contribute to careers literature by showing that resources do not only help migrants cope with the impact of career shocks but also directly influence the valence of global crises in their perceived employability and careers.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Originality/value</h3>\u0000<p> Interestingly, when the COVID-19 crisis did not co-occur with migrants' resource gain and loss spirals, migrants experienced resource stress (psychological strain induced by the threat or actual loss of resources) and no significant change in their perceptions of employability.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->","PeriodicalId":9597,"journal":{"name":"Career Development International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139586700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Protean career orientation to turnover intentions: moderating roles of current organizational career growth and future organizational career growth prospect","authors":"Linna Zhu, Hui Yang, Yong Gao, Qiong Wang","doi":"10.1108/cdi-07-2023-0249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cdi-07-2023-0249","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Purpose</h3>\u0000<p>Targeting at the inconsistent relationship between protean career orientation and turnover intentions, this study aims to uncover when and why such inconsistency occurs. It emphasized the mediating role of organizational identification and moderating effects of current organizational career growth and future organizational career growth prospect.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>\u0000<p>The authors conducted a three-wave time-lagged study over seven months, with a sample of 1,012 participants from various occupations.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Findings</h3>\u0000<p>The relationship of protean career orientation to turnover intentions via organizational identification was negative when current organizational career growth was high, and it was positive when current growth was low. Future organizational career growth prospect weakened organizational identification–turnover intentions relationship. Those two moderators jointly influenced the indirect relationship. For employees low in both states, the positive indirect relationship was the most significant.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Originality/value</h3>\u0000<p>By integrating social identity theory and social cognitive theory, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of protean career orientation–turnover intentions relationship. It also enriches studies on protean career orientation and organizational identification–turnover intentions relationship.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->","PeriodicalId":9597,"journal":{"name":"Career Development International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139556515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial: New year message from the editor-in-chief","authors":"Jennifer A. Harrison","doi":"10.1108/cdi-02-2024-358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cdi-02-2024-358","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9597,"journal":{"name":"Career Development International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139523136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How do German and French expatriates develop social networks?","authors":"Matthias Walther, Ulrike Mayrhofer, Noémie Dominguez","doi":"10.1108/cdi-06-2023-0162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cdi-06-2023-0162","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Purpose</h3>\u0000<p>This exploratory research aims to identify the types of social networks established by German and French expatriates.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>\u0000<p>The authors use the concepts of social capital and social networks, as well as the societal and cultural approaches, to investigate the way expatriates develop their social networks. The authors' empirical study is based on 40 semi-structured interviews conducted with German and French expatriates.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Findings</h3>\u0000<p>The authors' findings show that German expatriates mainly establish professional networks, whereas their French counterparts also focus on personal networks. They further indicate that managing social capital lies within the individual responsibility of German expatriates, whereas it is part of higher education institutions in France.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Originality/value</h3>\u0000<p>The authors highlight the way German and French expatriates manage their social networks and provide novel insights into the role played by higher education systems and the cultural characteristics of their home country context.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->","PeriodicalId":9597,"journal":{"name":"Career Development International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139420496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How knowledge sharing affects career adaptability: roles of knowledge depth, self-efficacy and reflective thinking","authors":"Shiyong Xu, Jia Yu, Jinyi Zhou","doi":"10.1108/cdi-06-2023-0192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cdi-06-2023-0192","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeDrawing on the social cognitive model of career self-management (CSM model) and deep learning theory, the authors' study aims to investigate the effect of knowledge sharing on career adaptability and explore how and when this effect occurs. The authors proposed a moderated sequential-mediation model linking knowledge sharing, knowledge depth, self-efficacy and career adaptability, moderated by reflective thinking.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used a field survey involving 611 employees working in different enterprises in China to test the authors' predictions. For supplementary validation, the authors conducted a scenario-based experiment with a distinct sample of 148 employees from Chinese enterprises. The authors used hierarchical regression analysis, ANOVA analysis and moderated sequential-mediation analysis to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results indicated a positive effect of knowledge sharing on career adaptability, sequentially mediated through knowledge depth and self-efficacy. Additionally, reflective thinking strengthened the positive effect of knowledge sharing on knowledge depth and further moderated the sequential mediating effect.Originality/valuePrevious research has predominantly focused on the perspective that individuals act as “recipients” from the environment in developing career adaptability. Instead, the authors adopt a “giving” perspective by investigating the influence of knowledge sharing on career adaptability, which advances the existing knowledge on the predictors of career adaptability.","PeriodicalId":9597,"journal":{"name":"Career Development International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139382760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"No person is an island: how employees attribute and react to coworkers' approach crafting","authors":"Xinyue Lin, Maria Tims, Liang Meng","doi":"10.1108/cdi-07-2023-0236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cdi-07-2023-0236","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Purpose</h3>\u0000<p> Taking attribution theory as an overarching framework, the study aims to examine how employees attribute and respond to a colleague's approach crafting.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>\u0000<p> Two complementary studies, including a scenario experiment (Study 1; <em>N</em> = 114) and an online survey (Study 2; <em>N</em> = 220), were conducted to test the hypothesized model.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Findings</h3>\u0000<p> Study 1 found support for the attribution of a prosocial motive to approach crafting, which in turn led to more social support and less social undermining among observers. This mediation was stronger when the job crafter was perceived as less other-oriented. Study 2 replicated the findings of Study 1 and further showed that when observers attributed both high impression management and prosocial motives to approach crafting, the positive relationship between their prosocial motive attribution and social support for the job crafter got weakened, while the negative relationship between their prosocial motive attribution and social undermining of the job crafter was strengthened.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Originality/value</h3>\u0000<p> The findings demonstrate that approach crafting gives rise to specific attributions and reactions toward the job crafter, which enrich the understanding of the social consequences of job crafting in the workplace.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->","PeriodicalId":9597,"journal":{"name":"Career Development International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139373416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proactive personality and turnover intentions of nurses: the roles of professional recognition and their supervisor’s proactive personality","authors":"Mijeong Kim, Jinuk Oh","doi":"10.1108/cdi-08-2023-0256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cdi-08-2023-0256","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Purpose</h3>\u0000<p>Given that the relationship between proactive personality and turnover intention is not straightforward in the literature, the authors address two research questions focusing on the nursing profession: does proactive personality negatively influence nurses' turnover intention by alleviating their lack of professional recognition? And does a supervisor’s proactive personality act as a boundary condition for the mediating effects of the lack of professional recognition in the link between proactive personality and turnover intentions?</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>\u0000<p>A moderated mediation model linking proactive personality and turnover intentions was developed and tested on a sample of 579 nurses in 88 work units in general hospitals in South Korea.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Findings</h3>\u0000<p>The results of multilevel path analysis reveal that proactive personality has a negative indirect relationship with turnover intention via lack of professional recognition. Additionally, the indirect relationship is strengthened when the supervisor’s proactive personality is low.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Originality/value</h3>\u0000<p>These findings provide valuable empirical evidence on the inconclusive relationship between proactive personality and turnover intention by highlighting the role of proactive personality in attenuating the influence of negative occupational factors. Moreover, proactive personality as a boundary condition for the aforementioned relationship was empirically examined.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->","PeriodicalId":9597,"journal":{"name":"Career Development International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139063269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Job resourcefulness, job crafting and task performance in a post-COVID-19 context: a diary study on tour and travel frontline employees","authors":"Ume Rubaca, Majid Khan","doi":"10.1108/cdi-06-2023-0191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cdi-06-2023-0191","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Purpose</h3>\u0000<p>The study aims to examine whether job resourcefulness affects task performance through job crafting at the within-person level.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>\u0000<p>The data were collected from employees of the tour and travel firms and their supervisors. Multilevel structural equation modeling (MSEM) was used for analysis due to the repeated data structure, for example, days (<em>n</em> = 900) nested in individuals (<em>n</em> = 180).</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Findings</h3>\u0000<p>Results show a positive association between job resourcefulness and task performance, with the full mediation of job crafting at the within-person level.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Originality/value</h3>\u0000<p>The study concludes that variation in job resourcefulness impacts job crafting and task performance at the within-person level.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->","PeriodicalId":9597,"journal":{"name":"Career Development International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139053297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why employees engage in proactive career behavior: examining the role of family motivation","authors":"Yating Wang, Qinghui Hou, Zewei Xue, Huan Li","doi":"10.1108/cdi-07-2023-0226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cdi-07-2023-0226","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Purpose</h3>\u0000<p>This study established and examined a moderated mediation model connecting family motivation with proactive career behavior (PCB). Drawing on social cognitive career theory model of career self-management and person-environment fit theory, the authors posit that the influence of family motivation on PCB is mediated by career goal setting (CGS) and moderated by career support climate (CSC).</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>\u0000<p>Using multilevel modeling techniques, data were collected from 98 leaders and 416 employees at two-time points.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Findings</h3>\u0000<p>Results show that family motivation has a positive direct and indirect effect on PCB through CGS. Additionally, CSC strengthens the positive effect of family motivation on PCB through CGS.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Practical implications</h3>\u0000<p>For employees, proactive career management and the establishment of clear career goals are vital for fulfilling family responsibilities. Simultaneously, for managers and organizations, creating a supportive work environment is crucial to encourage employees in career management.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->\u0000<h3>Originality/value</h3>\u0000<p>While existing research highlights the detrimental effect of fulfilling family caregiving responsibilities on employees' career development, the comprehension of this relationship remains limited. Taking a family motivation perspective, this study explores the mechanisms through which family motivation stimulates employees to engage in PCB, with a specific focus on the moderating influence of CSC. The findings offer fresh insights into the role of family motivation in career development, contributing significantly to the broader literature on the intersection of family and careers.</p><!--/ Abstract__block -->","PeriodicalId":9597,"journal":{"name":"Career Development International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138824763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pressure from social media: influence of social media usage on career exploration","authors":"Maoyu Zhang, Shiyu Zhou, Yan Wu, Shengming Liu","doi":"10.1108/cdi-01-2023-0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cdi-01-2023-0016","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeDespite the dramatic increase in people's use of social media, relatively few studies have examined its effect on careers. Drawing upon social comparison theory and self-regulation theory, this study aims to investigate how career-oriented social media usage interacts with social comparison orientation (SCO) to influence the career exploration of university students.Design/methodology/approachThree waves of survey data are collected from 482 university students in China. Hypotheses are tested through ordinary least squares analysis.FindingsResults show that career-oriented social media usage increases career anxiety, which in turn promotes career exploration. Furthermore, SCO strengthens such influence of career-oriented social media usage.Originality/valueGiven the limited attention paid to the effects of social media in career contexts, this study distinguishes career-oriented social media usage and proposes insights into its effect on career exploration. In doing so, this study extends social media literature and provides implications for the transition of university students from school to work in the digital era.","PeriodicalId":9597,"journal":{"name":"Career Development International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138624589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}