Career success and satisfaction: a comparative study in nine countries

Punnett, Betty Jane; Duffy, Jo Ann; Fox, Suzy; Gregory, Ann; Lituchy, Terri R.; Miller, John M.; Monserrat, Silvia Inés; Olivas‐Luján, Miguel R.; Santos, Neusa Maria Bastos Fernandes dos

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“…Age has been shown in some studies to have a curvilinear relationship; the older employees being more satisfied than the younger ones (Punnett et al, 2007). In a study conducted in Australia by Dua (1994), younger staff reported more job stress than older staff.…”

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“…The deficit of job control in females, however, increased towards less qualified occupations. Job strain was less prevalent in men than in women, without apparent regional heterogeneity (de Smet et al, 2005).Age has been shown in some studies to have a curvilinear relationship; the older employees being more satisfied than the younger ones (Punnett et al, 2007). In a study conducted in Australia by Dua (1994), younger staff reported more job stress than older staff.…”

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Factors Associated with Occupational Stress and Their Effects on Organizational Performance in a Sudanese University

Shikieri¹,

Musa²

2012

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Occupational stress has a significant impact on student learning and thereby on the contribution that such institutions can make to society. This affects organizational performance by reducing productivity and efficiency which affect the organization negatively. The aim of the current study was to determine the factors associated with occupational stress and their relationship with organizational performance at one of the private universities in Sudan. A total of 150 male and female employees from different departments and with various educational levels in the main building of the university were randomly selected. Data was collected using a questionnaire with background questions, job stressors such as role conflict and ambiguity, lack of participation in decision making, lack of authority, workload, unsatisfactory working conditions and interpersonal relationships, and statements about the effect on organisational performance. Questions were based on three-and four-point scale. Responses were grouped in terms of scores to show the level of job stress. Descriptive statistics was carried out using SPSS programme. Results indicated that on average the employees experienced high degree of job stress. Job stressors affected the general physical health of employees, their job satisfaction and performance as well as their commitment negatively. Similar findings were reported in other studies. The study recommended that the university needs to elevate the situation and resolve all the factors affecting the employees by for example increasing the number of staff needed to perform the tasks and/or decreasing the number of students enrolled.Keywords: Higher Education; Occupational Stress; Organizational Performance; Sudan IntroductionStress is a prevalent problem in modern life (Smith, 2000;Chang & Lu, 2007). In 1964, Selye was the first to use the term "stress" to describe a set of physical and psychological responses to adverse conditions or influences (cited from Fevre et al., 2003). Occupational stress can be defined as a disruption of the emotional stability of the individual that induces a state of disorganization in personality and behaviour (Nwadiani, 2006). A stressor may be defined as any "demand made by the internal or external environment that upsets a person's balance and for which restoration is needed" (Herbert, 1997;Larson, 2004). Job stressors may refer to any characteristic of the workplace that poses a threat to the individual (Bridger et al., 2007). They affect organizational performance by reducing productivity and efficiency which affect the organization negatively (Dua, 1994;Brown & Uehara, 2008;Reskin, 2008). Theories of Occupational StressThere are several theories of occupation stress, in this section, the "person-environment fit theory, the "demand-control" theory and the "cybernetic and systems" theory will be the selected theories since they are prevalent and central to the literature on occupational stress (Fevre et al., 2003). Moreover, they are representative of the range of theories in t...

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Factors Associated with Occupational Stress and Their Effects on Organizational Performance in a Sudanese University

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2012

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“…In a study of careers of women which conducted by Punnett et al (2007) showed that career satisfaction is influenced by career success. Ballout's (2009) study revealed that, career commitment has a significant influence of career satisfaction through the moderation effect of self efficacy.…”

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Career Commitment, Subjective Career Success and Career Satisfaction in the Context of Hazelnut Processing Industry in Giresun/Turkey

Karavardar¹

2014

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This study aims to study the effect of career commitment on subjective career success with the mediating role of career satisfaction in the context of hazelnut processing industry in Giresun/Turkey. Giresun is one of the cities that placed in the Blacksea Region of Turkey. Giresun's hazelnut quality is the highest quality hazelnut in the world (Hazelnut Promotion Group (HPG), 2013). Therefore, hazelnut processing industry is vital for Giresun's economy. This study was conducted on employees who work in hazelnut processing industry in Giresun, Turkey. This study's results make a valuable contribution to both career commitment and subjective career success literatures by presenting findings of the mediating effect of career satisfaction on the relationship between career commitment and subjective career success in the context of hazelnut processing industry in Giresun. It argues that the effects of career commitment on subjective career success can be mediated by career satisfaction in this context.

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“…A recent comparative study of nine countries found no differences in career success based on occupation or country and most demographic variables (Punnett, et al, 2007). In accord with this previous work, Noordin.et al (2002) also found no significant differences between the two groups with regard to career identity and career www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol.…”

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Career Success and Its Predictors: Comparing between Canadian and Chinese

Yu¹

2012

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Purpose-The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference between Canadian and Chinese about career success, and what are predictors of career in their eyes.Design/Methodology-A sample of 121 employees in Canada and China is surveyed. Data analyses are used to test the hypotheses. Career success was measured by subjective, that is career satisfaction.Findings-1) Career success can be measured by subjective feeling. 2) There are significant difference in career success between Canadian and Chinese. 3) There were three main predictors of career success, which were education, personality and perception of organizational support. Implications-Knowledge of the different attitude on the predictors of career success between Canadian and Chinese should provide certain advantages to understand the culture of the two countries.Originality/Value-This paper makes a valuable contribution to the career success literatures by investigating kinds of predictors of career success.

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Career success and satisfaction: a comparative study in nine countries

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Factors Associated with Occupational Stress and Their Effects on Organizational Performance in a Sudanese University

Factors Associated with Occupational Stress and Their Effects on Organizational Performance in a Sudanese University

Career Commitment, Subjective Career Success and Career Satisfaction in the Context of Hazelnut Processing Industry in Giresun/Turkey

Career Success and Its Predictors: Comparing between Canadian and Chinese

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