Impact of Self-Perceived Employability on Sustainable Career Development in Times of COVID-19: Two Mediating Paths

Zhou, Wenxia; Zhang, Pan; Jin, Qiuping; Feng, Yong

doi:10.3390/su14073753

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“…Furthermore, Deng et al observed that organizational identification not only dampened the positive effect of perceived external employability on turnover intention, but also amplified the negative impact of perceived organizational growth on turnover intention. Moreover, Zhou et al (2022) noted that employees' career commitment mediated its effect on their work engagement in times of COVID-19. These findings agreed with this research result when, in times of crisis, curriculum innovation and its positive implication on employability is a necessity, leading students to change in their specialization and career paths.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Curriculum and Employability in Lebanon

Boustani

2023

Administrative Sciences

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The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacting the whole service sector, including higher education, has forced universities to quickly innovate and recreate. The sanitary crisis resulted in the greatest disruption to educational systems in human history, as well as a shift in the nature, qualifications, and mix of the workforce. The reopening of higher education institutions is another concern, with numerous new operational procedures in place, new opportunities, and prospective curriculum adjustments based on labour market realities. Due to the development of technology, businesses’ requirements for human resource credentials and job types underwent several modifications. This study’s goal is to investigate how COVID-19 has influenced curriculum revisions and employability requirements. The research used a mixed methodology, with quantitative analysis of changes in enrolled students by major and a qualitative study including two different sets of surveys based on the innovation and employability theories addressed to five human resource (HR) directors from institutions and organizations in Lebanon, as well as three universities. The objective was to answer the following questions: How can universities adapt to the changing demands of the labour market specifically in times of crisis? Should university curricula place greater emphasis on students’ personal growth than on technical and conventional learning? The results lead to re-thinking about what higher education systems and institutions can do to redesign their curricula in accordance with the job market and the expectations of the students in this challenging context, where employment security and job market stability issues are more urgent due to the economic crisis and advanced technologies. According to the findings, the research implications include boosting the implementation of the new curriculum through improved HR practices from the Ministry of Education. This will also encourage innovative performance, which will necessitate realistic, swift technical procedures to be unbeatable, creative, and competitive. This study adds significantly to the literature by suggesting curriculum adjustments for online courses and e-training.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Curriculum and Employability in Lebanon

Boustani

2023

Administrative Sciences

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“…In fact, individual sustainable careers include three elements: happiness, health and productivity [5] and a recent review stated that future research should pay more attention to happiness (e.g., vigor) and productivity (e.g., level of pay) [13]. Vigor is typically conceptualized as being full of energy and having the willingness to make efforts in work, and is an important subjective career experience indicating employees' sustainable careers [32,33]. Meanwhile, sustainable careers are embodied by objective career experiences such as level of pay [10,34], which refers to various forms of remuneration obtained by employees for providing services to their organizations [35].…”

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Positive Affectivity as a Motivator: How Does It Influence Employees’ Sustainable Careers

Miao,

Hu,

Wang

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Given the critical role of the sustainable careers of employees in their survival and development, interest in how to improve employees’ sustainable careers is growing rapidly. Previous studies primarily focused on the role of contextual factors, and neglected the role of agentic factors such as positive affectivity. Based on the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions, the aim of this study is to investigate whether, how and when positive affectivity affects sustainable careers. A time-lagged study with two waves of data collected 8 months apart was conducted. With a sample of 580 employees in China, regression analyses showed that positive affectivity influenced employees’ sustainable careers indicated by vigor and level of pay; cognitive reappraisal mediated the positive relationships between positive affectivity and sustainable careers; and organizational commitment moderated the indirect effects of positive affectivity on sustainable careers via cognitive reappraisal. Our findings illustrate the important role of positive affectivity in building employees’ sustainable careers in the workplace.

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“…In particular, first- and second-year students showed a lack of engagement with this concept (Tymon, 2013). Moreover, Zhou et al. (2022) highlighted the significant effect of self-perceived employability (SPE) during stressful situations like the pandemic, because it can help employers and employees understand how to stay employable, despite the negative impacts of the pandemic.…”

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“…In particular, first-and second-year students showed a lack of engagement with this concept (Tymon, 2013). Moreover, Zhou et al (2022) highlighted the significant effect of self-perceived employability (SPE) during stressful situations like the pandemic, because it can help employers and employees understand how to stay employable, despite the negative impacts of the pandemic. In addition, different factors impact SPE such as self-confidence, self-esteem, self-efficacy, ambition and university commitment (Baruch et al, 2020;Jackson and Tomlinson, 2020;Donald et al, 2019;Alvarez-Gonz alez et al, 2017;Chou et al, 2012;Alibaygi et al, 2013;Maiolo et al, 2013;Kim et al, 2015).…”

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Validation of measurement scales for undergraduate students' self-perceived employability and university commitment in the United Arab Emirates

Shomotova,

Ibrahim

2023

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to validate the psychometric properties of the Self-Perceived Employability Scale in the context of the United Arab Emirates (UAE-SPE) and to verify the model fit of the UAE-SPE and University Commitment Scale (UC) (Rothwell et al., 2008) for undergraduate students.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional survey study was carried out to collect the data using a web-based survey tool (Qualtrics) at a public university in the UAE. The sample was 646 undergraduate students.FindingsAs a result of the factor analysis, the study validated three factors of SPE for undergraduate students in the UAE that explain their perceptions of their university reputation, their field of study, the state of the UAE labour market and confidence in their skills. Confirmatory factor analysis verified good model fit indices of UAE-SPE and the UC scale. In addition, the study found a statistically significant positive relationship between the UC scale and the three factors of UAE-SPE.Originality/valueCurrently, there is a scarcity of published research on self-perceived employability amongst undergraduate students in higher education institutions in the UAE and the Arab region. This article not only contributes to research on this topic but also validates two scales, allowing cross-cultural comparisons of SPE and UC of undergraduate students in the Arab region and worldwide.

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Impact of Self-Perceived Employability on Sustainable Career Development in Times of COVID-19: Two Mediating Paths

Cited by 12 publications

References 59 publications

The Impact of COVID-19 on Curriculum and Employability in Lebanon

The Impact of COVID-19 on Curriculum and Employability in Lebanon

Positive Affectivity as a Motivator: How Does It Influence Employees’ Sustainable Careers

Validation of measurement scales for undergraduate students' self-perceived employability and university commitment in the United Arab Emirates

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