Journal: Journal of Vocational Behavior

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J. vocat. behav.

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Elsevier

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0001-8791
1095-9084

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  • How romantic relationships affect individual career goal attainment: A transactive goal dynamics perspective
    Item type: Journal Article
    Kornblum, Angelika; Unger, Dana; Grote, Gudela (2021)
    Journal of Vocational Behavior
    Despite the importance of career goals for career self-management, we know little about the self-regulatory processes underlying career goal attainment. In this study, we draw on transactive goal dynamics theory to investigate whether and how romantic relationships impact career goal attainment. For testing our research model, we focused on the career goal of being successful in a political election, and gathered survey and objective data from politicians at three measurement points (N = 108). As hypothesized, our path analysis showed that relationship closeness facilitated career goal attainment through shared career goals and an increase in the available shared pool of resources. We further explored the moderating role of goal coordination in this process, and found that a high goal conflict undermined the indirect effect of relationship closeness on career goal attainment whereas goal facilitation had no moderating effect. Finally, we found no support for the hypothesized effect of relationship duration on shared career goals and career goal attainment. Our findings indicate that romantic relationships can facilitate career goal attainment and that partners' goal coordination is a relevant boundary condition of this process. Our study thus highlights the value of integrating career research and work-home research. Practically, our results imply that individuals should gain their partner's support for their career goals, and that supervisors can facilitate employees' career development by enabling them to capitalize on home-domain resources such as their romantic relationship. According to our findings, career counselors can assist their clients' career self-management by preventing goal conflicts with their partner.
  • Reference groups
    Item type: Journal Article
    Grote, Gudela; Hall, Douglas T. (2013)
    Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • Disentangling stability and change in job resources, job demands, and employee well-being
    Item type: Journal Article
    Brauchli, Rebecca; Schaufeli, Wilmar B.; Jenny, Gregor J.; et al. (2013)
    Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • Exploring types of career orientation
    Item type: Journal Article
    Gerber, Marius; Wittekind, Anette; Grote, Gudela; et al. (2009)
    Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • 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.
  • What's mine is yours: The crossover of day-specific self-esteem
    Item type: Journal Article
    Neff, Angela; Sonnentag, Sabine; Niessen, Cornelia; et al. (2012)
    Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • Understanding and supporting the career implications of international assignments
    Item type: Journal Article
    Collings, David G.; Doherty, Noeleen; Luethy, Madeleine; et al. (2011)
    Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • Does leader–member exchange buffer or intensify detrimental reactions to psychological contract breach? The role of employees’ career orientation
    Item type: Journal Article
    Doden, Wiebke; Grote, Gudela; Rigotti, Thomas (2018)
    Journal of Vocational Behavior
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