Auf dem Weg zur Professur? Laufbahnen im wissenschaftlichen Kontext

Why Does Psychological Capital Foster Subjective and Objective Career Success? The Mediating Role of Career-Specific Resources

“…On the one hand, the goals relevant for career planning can be rather atypical or unrealistic, and thereby such plans will not result in objective career success. On the other hand, career planning, especially in academic science, can also mean that individuals want to develop outside the field of science in their future career (Kauffeld et al, 2019). In Germany, only about 30% of doctoral students remain in the scientific system after earning their doctorate (Bundesbericht Wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs – BuWin, 2021).…”

“…External networking can lead to career opportunities outside of the current organization (e.g., knowing someone at an organization that has an interesting job offer), which are important in science. In science, careers are not made in the organization, but in the community (Kauffeld et al, 2019; Blackford, 2018; Gross & Jungbauer-Gans, 2007). For a professional career, somebody usually has to leave the home university.…”

“…We assessed objective career success using the self-reported number of scientific publications. Publications are deemed good indicators of objective career success in academic science (Baruch & Hall, 2004; Kauffeld et al, 2019; Zacher et al, 2019). Specifically, the number of scientific publications included peer-reviewed journal articles, books or book chapters for academic publishers, and peer-reviewed conference proceedings in paper style.…”