The study conducted by Samuel O. Salami and A. Oyesoji Aremu(2007) was on the level of parental attachment and the career development process of the secondary school adolescents. Participants for this study were 242 (males ¼ 121, female ¼ 121) senior secondary school II students randomly selected from five coeducational secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. To reduce the potentially confounding effects of family structure, we included only students from two-parent families. The mean age of the sample was 16.50 years with a standard deviation of 2.47. The age range was 14-20 years. The result of his study concluded that parental influence (mother scale) plays a significant role in determining and prediction of career information-seeking behavior of the adolescents.
A study evaluating different nations for their process of choosing career by Cem Tanova , Mine Karatas¸-Ozkan and Gozde Inal (2008) they focused on exploring the reasons MBA students have for selecting their career. They found that Differences exist in influences on career choice and development between women and men in one of the research settings (Turkey). In all six countries, women have a more societal value orientation and tend to undertake more charity work. Men are more likely to believe that “competition s the law of nature” and men appear to opt more for an entrepreneurial career route in all six countries.
In the study of Hassan I. Ballout (2009) he conducted the research on Managers and non-manager employees and surveyed in Lebanon regarding their career commitment, self-efficacy and career success. Regression analyses are used to test the hypotheses. The results of this study determines that the career commitment predicted both objective (i.e. ...
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...act of career choice on employee’s performance. It mainly focuses on the research theme and also explores the factors that are most important in career choice. To provide further clarity, in this study career choice is independent variables and the employee’s performance is dependent variables. This study is quantitative in nature.
The most suitable design for this study is the survey research method and the tool I used for my survey is questionnaire. As a research technique in the social sciences, survey research has considerable credibility that is demonstrated by its widespread acceptance and use in academic institutions. The ultimate goal of survey research is to allow researchers to generalize about a large population by studying only a small portion of the population (Rea and Parker, 1992).the sample size is of 100 employess of different organizations .
It is evident that people have different and unique desires when it comes to career interests. Therefore, this desire is the driving motive for people in their career growth and development. Perhaps, the first step towards selecting a satisfying career is to find out the things that are exciting and a source of joy. I have always found business management an interesting career option because my ultimate objective is to become among the leading businesspersons. Business management involves dealing with various kinds of people and a lot of strategic decision-making, which are the two major important attributes of a business person (O'Grady, 2009). Business management career is an interesting career, because it is one of the ways that an individual can become their own boss through establishing a business and seeing it through to success. In this particular research, my focus was based on Apple Inc (Hitt, Hoskisson & Ireland, 2013). It is one of the leading companies in the mobile phones and computer industry. Its success is accredited to the manner in which management has been handled within the company.
Millar, R., &Shevlin, M. (2007). The development and factor structure of a Career Locus of Control Scale for use with school pupils. Journal of Career Development, 33, 224-249.
The first suggestion that Mrs. Johnson should consider would be her career choice factors through trade offs or career decisions. She needs to ask her some tough questions is this just a job for me or can I make a career out of my current job. According to our test a “job is an employment position only to earn money” (Kapoor,2014), however a career is a “commitment to a profession that requires continued training and offers a clear path for occupational growth” (Kapoor,2014). Since Mrs. Johnson still is in College she still can contemplate on her career choice. Bu...
The first step of career management process is self-assessment. Self-assessment is refers to the employees using some information that help them to decide which career they really interested to pursue, ability, skills, and behavioural tendencies. According to Allen (2005), self-assessment is a process to identify skills, abilities, knowledge of the employees. During this step, the employees need to do some tests such as the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory and the Self-Directed Search. The tests help the employees to identify the value of work that they place on their work and also leisure activities. Self-assessment is also involved with some exercises which able the employees to identify their career future plan, where are they for now and also how their career match with the current situation and resource that available (Noe, 2010). After done with the exercises, career counsellors usually used to assist the employee in their self-assessment process and also provide explanation about their result of psychology tests. Then the employees assess their current skills and abilities and also capabilities they are lacking with some informa...
As humans they were often taught from their very young age by both their families and schools to strive for their best in all that they do and that failure should be avoided as much as possible. And as they grow older when they have to make life’s decisions, they often strive towards their ambitions and even have a certain framework of what their desired life partners would be like. In society, there are also certain careers which are often valued as prestigious such as lawyers and doctors, while other jobs may be deemed as inferior. Other expectations of job recruitments are also made known by the recruiters as they have their own requirements in order to hire the most suitable candidate. Nowadays, many parents want the best out of their children by enrolling them in extra-curricular activities such as music and art and craft lessons where they ...
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Introduction Donald Super was of the opinion that the career transitions was the direct result of de-stability in the personal events or the socio-economy. Under these circumstances it was not a special event if a transition took place from one particular life stage to the next one. A sense of experience is developed through the career development theories. One can predict the future and explain the past and as a result a clear direction is obtained due to these theories. According to Super's Theory career development depended on many factors. These factors are fully realized when people reach sufficient maturity. Socioeconomic factor, the abilities relating to mantel and physical conditions, personal characteristics and the opportunities which the person encounter and make the career pattern clear and workable. To find satisfaction in career most of the people try to find it in their work role and at the same time they are able to develop the self concepts. Maturity in careers do not come so easily some time it takes the whole span of life to reach such a stage where one could become confident that he has attained maturity in his work. In Super's opinion self concept is a very important part of his theory. The self-concept is not that easy to attain. It may develop though mental growth, physical ability, to identify with the adults one is working with, general experience and environment. When the awareness of work become at par with the experience than the vocational self concept turns more sophisticated and the formation becomes more complete. In the beginning Super presented various stages and tasks in such a manner which was in sequence, but at a later stage he made some adjustments and added that the changes to ourselves u...
Now within the rest of this paper you will be finding a few different things getting discussed. Staring it off we will be discussing the articles that we have found to make our arguments and hypotheses. After wrapping up the literature reviews we will be discussing the hypotheses thus continuing onto our variables and indicators. Once we discuss our hypotheses we will be moving onto the research design. The research design will have our general issues, sampling, and methods.
Individuals construct their own career success’s concept and measurement differently. Career success has been an interesting topic not only among organization scholars but also career scholar (Sturges, 1996) because it is not only a concern of individuals but also organizations. Employees’ success contribute to organizations as well. Many researchers, thus, have tried to define the concept and methods people use. However, although there are many literatures related to this areas, they seem to be insufficient explanations (Heslin, 2005) because this process of conceptualization and evaluation career success are shaped by both internal and external contextual factors. Apart from the study of Heslin (2005), human capital, socio-demography, organization
In the past 20 years, the technology has been improving as well as the behavior of human. Another change that has been significant enough in the workforce is the generation. Since the baby boomers is reaching the retirement ages, the workforce changes its face. During the change of the pace there are many issues regarding the younger generation. Though, the unprepared new labor force brings another issues to the most company. As the new age begin, the company is struggling with the high demand of spending and low output level from the employees. This event challenges the human resource management on the search of potential employees. The consideration breed the pros and cons whether to keep, train and improve or recruit and change the force. The essay will provides the thorough exploration to oversee the positives of developing dedication of the employees. The method will be used are research and case discussion. The objective of the written report is to provide an insight of the importance of loyalty from the employees.
Career development is an emphasis on employee training intended to help an employee meet his or her personal career objectives. By coaching an employee and helping them to develop the skills for the position that he or she desires, organizations typically see a higher level of commitment and better retention from its key employees. Placing emphasis on career development and training guards against a stale work environment where employees get comfortable in their roles and aren’t able to reach their full potential. One way to encourage employee development is to set goals. Goal setting helps employees to concentrate on gaps between their current skills and the skills they need to acquire to succeed at a higher level. The organization should provide ongoing training
...s proven that the structural factors are much based on the human factors. New government policies are trying to remove inequalities. Consequently, it could be said that if a human being is given a fair enough choice of all jobs that are available then it will be down to their freedom to choose, but it is very hard to measure what is the best job for one person as it may be not perceived by others. Its our choice, which way we choose because at the end of the day its our life, which way we want to go. Choosing an occupation can be very difficult for one person because their are many factors which effect the person while making a decision which is mostly like discussed in this essay as for example race, gender, inequality, class, role of women and there are many more factors which are explained in this essay which can affect ones life while choosing for an occupation.
In cultures in which it is quite acceptable to change jobs every few years, employees can build the career they choose for themselves. They can stay with one company as long as it is mutually beneficial to the company and employee. As long as good relationship exists and the employee’s career is advancing at an acceptable pace, the employee can remain with a company. But at any time the employee is free to move to another company, perhaps to achieve a higher position, to move to a new area, or to find anew situation that is more suitable for his or her personality.
The overall objective of the Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Strategy is to enable young adults to manage their own career development successfully, confidently and with due respect and care for their own needs in line with national development programme.
The subject of career path development is creating a culture within the company so the employees can advance to higher position. Career path development is a very important subject to study because it helps leaders and managers get their employees to the next level. Current research into career path development is diverse and multi-faceted and ever changing. Organizations need to create comprehensive employee career path development so they can advance the more senior employees and bring in new ones that bring new ideas to the company. Every employee in a leadership position in the company should take part in career path development and make it a companywide initiative. A career is broadly defined as a lifelong process of work‐related activities