Guri Medici


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Medici

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Guri

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  • Profiling “Occupational Changers”: A Longitudinal Study
    Item type: Other Conference Item
    Igic, Ivana; Hirschi, Andreas; Dlouhy, Katja; et al. (2022)
  • Technological self-efficacy and occupational mobility intentions in the face of technological advancement: a moderated mediation model
    Item type: Journal Article
    Medici, Guri; Grote, Gudela; Igic, Ivana; et al. (2023)
    European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
    While research on the effects of technological advancement on job design has gained traction, we know little about how personal and contextual factors relate to work attitudes and mobility intentions in relation to technology-induced change in different occupational domains. Based on social cognitive career theory, we investigated the influence of technological self-efficacy beliefs (TSE) on occupational commitment and occupational mobility intentions and included automation potential and developmental support as contextual moderators. Based on a survey study with 512 employees and two data points, we found that TSE was negatively related to occupational mobility intentions, both directly and through the mediating role of occupational commitment. The relation between occupational commitment and mobility intention was stronger for individuals receiving more developmental support. Contrary to our hypotheses, the relation between TSE and mobility intention was stronger in occupations with low and medium automation potential. Our findings provide first evidence for the relevance of TSE for occupational mobility intentions and the impact of automation potential and perceived developmental support on this relationship. We discuss the relevance of our findings for better understanding potential effects of technological advancement on occupational mobility and provide practical implications for enabling employees to deal with changing work environments.
  • Grass roots of occupational change: Understanding mobility in vocational careers
    Item type: Journal Article
    Medici, Guri; Tschopp, Cécile; Grote, Gudela; et al. (2020)
    Journal of Vocational Behavior
    Most prior research on career mobility has focused on people changing jobs and organizations. We know little about processes involved in individuals changing occupations, although these changes cause high individual, organizational, and public costs. Moreover, occupations are increasingly acknowledged as important anchors in times of more boundaryless careers. The current study investigates the impact of early satisfaction with the trained occupation (VET satisfaction) on occupational change by analyzing 10-year longitudinal panel data gathered in Switzerland (N = 905). Results from regression analyses showed that VET satisfaction predicted occupational change up to ten years after graduation. VET satisfaction in turn was affected by work characteristics experienced during VET, and VET satisfaction mediated the relationship between work characteristics during VET and occupational change. Using a subsample (N = 464) for which data were available on jobs taken up after graduation, we showed that VET satisfaction explained occupational change over and above work satisfaction in jobs held after graduation, highlighting the formative role of early experience during VET. Our findings inform both theory and practice. To fully comprehend occupational change, established turnover models also need to reflect on early formative vocational experiences. Firms should pay attention to favorable work characteristics already during VET and adjust adverse conditions to reduce undesired occupational mobility.
  • Verschiedene Bürostrukturen und ihr Zusammenhang mit Wohlbefinden und Gesundheit
    Item type: Book Chapter
    Nido, Miriam; Medici, Guri; Boch, Dieter (2016)
    Mensch Technik Organisation ~ Unternehmensgestaltung im Spannungsfeld von Stabilität und Wandel. Neue Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse, Band 2
  • The Dynamics of Occupational Career Trajectories
    Item type: Doctoral Thesis
    Medici, Guri (2022)
    Contemporary careers are characterized by manifold socio-economic and technological transformations, that will transform work design across virtually all occupations. Considering such rapid developments, individuals have to adapt to ever changing work environments within their occupations, or, alternatively, pursue different career paths and exit their occupations. Yet, occupations are fundamental reference points that guide individual career development and provide individuals with meaning, identity, and direction in their careers, making occupational change a costly major transition. While job and organizational mobility are a frequent, and well understood phenomenon, research on occupational mobility is scarce. Therefore, the objective of this thesis is to gain a better understanding of the process leading to occupational mobility, and stability. This thesis consists of three dissertation studies that predominantly build on the specifics of the Swiss vocational education and training system. The first study investigates the impact of work design features experienced during vocational preparation on satisfaction with the training occupation, and occupational change in vocational careers. The second study explores what individuals do to maintain their occupational stability. Finally, the third study examines the influence of technological self-efficacy on occupational mobility intentions. The results of thesis show that vocational education and training sets the stage for occupational stability. To maintain this stability throughout the career, specific strategies are used that include both proactive and reactive elements. And given technological advancements, both self-efficacy beliefs, and contextual variables are important predictors of occupational mobility intentions. Informed by these findings, this thesis advances our understanding of the dynamics of occupational career trajectories throughout different career phases and provides meaningful practical implications on how sustained occupational stability can be promoted.
  • Shaping vocational careers through the interplay of education, training and career-enhancing work design.
    Item type: Other Conference Item
    Medici, Guri; Johnston, Claire; Grote, Gudela; et al. (2017)
  • Antecedents of occupational turnover
    Item type: Other Conference Item
    Medici, Guri; Tschopp, Cécile; Grote, Gudela (2018)
    Psychologie gestaltet: 51. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie - Abstracts
  • Occupational Stability in Turbulent Times
    Item type: Conference Paper
    Medici, Guri; Igic, Ivana (2020)
    Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Zwingt Automatisierung zum Berufswechsel?
    Item type: Journal Article
    Medici, Guri; Tschopp, Cécile; Grote, Gudela; et al. (2020)
    Die Volkswirtschaft
    Der technologische, wirtschaftliche und soziale Wandel verlangt nach gut ausgebildeten Personen, die sich im Verlauf ihrer Karriere weiterentwickeln und sich den Gegebenheiten anpassen können. Für die Schweiz und ihr etabliertes Modell der Berufsbildung stellt sich nun die Frage, ob die berufliche Grundbildung für stabile Karriereverläufe sorgt. Forschende der ETH Zürich und der Universität Bern haben die berufliche Mobilität nach absolvierter Lehre analysiert und den Einfluss technologischer Entwicklungen berücksichtigt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen deutliche Unterschiede zwischen den Berufen, sowohl in der Mobilität wie auch im Substituierbarkeitspotenzial. Es fand sich zudem ein Zusammenhang zwischen Substituierbarkeitspotenzial und beruflicher Mobilität.
  • Exploring the Relation between Technological Change and Mobility in Vocational Careers
    Item type: Conference Poster
    Medici, Guri; Grote, Gudela; Hirschi, Andreas; et al. (2018)
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