Despite ample interest in the potential consequences of work engagement over the last two decades, the question of whether work engagement predicts proximal and more distal career-related outcomes has gained surprisingly little attention. Using Conservation of Resources (COR) theory and a sustainable careers framework, the aim of this study was to investigate whether work engagement predicts register-based outcomes of wages, moves in occupational rankings, unemployment, and disability pensions. We used nationally representative survey data (n = 4876; response rate 68.7%) on Finnish employees derived from the Quality of Work Life Survey (QWLS) and matched respondent data to the Finnish Longitudinal Employer–Employee Data (FLEED), which covered the period 2013–2015. We utilized ordinary least squares (OLS) and instrumental variable (IV) estimations to strengthen causality in the analyses. Even after controlling for outcomes at baseline and several covariates, e.g., health, we found that work engagement positively predicted future wages and the probability of rising in occupational rankings, and negatively predicted future unemployment and disability pensions. This study extends the scope of the possible benefits of work engagement for employees, organizations, and society at large and contributes to career research by indicating the importance of work engagement for objectively measured indicators of sustainable careers.

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The role of digital technologies is becoming increasingly important in our day-to-day life. Digital technologies have become part of our social life as well as business operations across different industrial and public sectors. Because of digitalization, the internet protocol and data traffic have been on the rise for several years. Several estimates of the growth in energy consumption of data networks and the information economy sector have been presented in recent years. Occasionally consumer behavior has been claimed to be behind of these increases in electricity use. This report analyzes the energy and electricity consumption of the Finnish information economy sector from 2011 until 2018. Additionally, we compare the Finnish electricity use to other European countries with similar data available. Our report shows that the energy efficiency of the technologies used in the information sector has not kept pace with the growth in the volumes of data transferred on fixed and mobile networks. Informaatiosektorin energian-ja sähkönkäyttö Suomessa Informaatiosektorin ja ohjelmistopohjaisten sovellusten rooli jokapäiväisessä toiminnassa on yhä merkittävämpi. Ohjelmistot ovat läsnä niin ihmisten välisessä sosiaalisessa yhteydenpidossa kuin eri alojen yritysten liiketoiminnassakin. Viime vuosina on esitetty useita arvioita tietoverkkojen ja informaatiosektorin energiankäytön kasvusta. Datan määrän ja informaatiosektorin lisääntyneen energiankäytön taustalla ovat muuttuneet kuluttajatottumuksemme. Informaatiosektorilla hyödynnettävien teknologioiden energiatehokkuus ei ole pysynyt kiinteän verkon datan ja mobiiliverkkodatan kasvun tahdissa. Tässä tutkimuksessa käydään läpi, kuinka energian-ja sähkönkäyttö on informaatiosektorilla kasvanut vuosina 2011-2018. Lisäksi kuvataan kuluttajien sähkönkäytön kasvua ja kuluttajatottumusten muutosta.Tiivistelmä D.Sc. (Technology) Kari Hiekkanen is an Aalto University Research Fellow.