The Only Constant Is Change? Movement Capital and Perceived Employability

Peeters, Ellen; Akkermans, Jos; Cuyper, Nele De

doi:10.1177/1069072720918195

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“…For instance, interventions could focus on the various costs of turnover such as movement capital (Peeters et al, 2020), adaptation (Brown et al, 2012;Johnston, 2018), and reinvention of work identity (Ibarra and Petriglieri, 2010) and integrate the findings from this study to illustrate the process from shock to shift. To illustrate, with the use of the findings from this study illustrations and stimuli could be developed, that elucidate the nature of shocks and the options for agentic responses.…”

Section: Limitations Theoretical and Practical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Accordingly, career change literature captures the internal challenges and strategies to deal with career changes. Career changes entail monetary and psychological costs (e.g., Holtom et al, 2005), movement capital (Peeters et al, 2020), a large degree of adaptation (Brown et al, 2012;Johnston, 2018), and reinvention of work identity (Ibarra and Petriglieri, 2010).…”

Section: Career Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, questions of the source of the shock might also be closely related to available resources to deal with challenges. As career changes involve emotional as well as financial costs (Peeters et al, 2020, Holtom et al, 2005, the available resources to transform a shock into a desired career change, might vary greatly.…”

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confidence: 99%

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From Shock to Shift–A Qualitative Analysis of Accounts in Mid-Career About Changes in the Career Path

2021

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Career shocks are the norm, not the exception. Yet, much of research and counseling on career-development holds unrealistic assumptions of a makeable career. Little is understood about the role of shocks on the career path and how the interplay of individual reactions to shocks shapes careers. The purpose of this study is to provide understanding of responses to different attributes of career shocks and career shocks as antecedents to career and job change. A qualitative approach was chosen and data were obtained from 25 semi-structured interviews with a sample of mid-career individuals who had experienced shocks in their work lives. The analysis was 2-fold and aimed at unearthing of individual responses to shocks and the question of the role of shocks on changes in the career path. Firstly, the analysis of career shocks revealed a pattern of distinct agentic responses in relation to shocks of different attributes. Secondly, from the analysis of shock attributes and corresponding responses over time career changer profiles emerged which differ in regard to career change behavior and magnitude of changes in the career (e.g., major career changes into another field). A process model which depicts how post-shock careers are shaped distinctively in relation to different shock attributes and corresponding responses is presented. This study underlines the importance of understanding the unplannable in career development and shows a variety of options for individuals to develop their careers despite shocks. Limitation stems from the investigation of a sample limited to mid-career individuals. The findings provide a new conceptual lens to theorize and conduct research on career shocks and career changes and facilitate the development of coping strategies for career shocks. The originality lies in the investigation of the momentum of career shocks on career paths with detail to different attributes of career shocks and how they impact the career path.

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Section: Career Changementioning

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From Shock to Shift–A Qualitative Analysis of Accounts in Mid-Career About Changes in the Career Path

2021

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“…Regarding antecedents of perceived employability, previous studies have found that movement capital (Forrier et al, 2015), mobility supporting activities (Veld et al, 2015), career insight (De Vos & Soens, 2008), career resilience (Peeters et al, 2020), and extrinsic job opportunities (Van Emmerik et al, 2012), promoted perceived employability. It should be noted that proactive career behaviors (Chughtai, 2019) and proactive orientation (Creed et al, 2017) had positive impacts on perceived employability.…”

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Reflecting on Success in Difficult Times: A Key to Enhance Proactivity and Employability

Matsuo

2021

Sage Open

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Employability and proactivity are believed to be key factors for survival in uncertain and unpredictable environments. Despite the related importance of continuous learning, little is known how learning-related factors enhance employability and proactivity. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of reflection in enhancing perceived employability and proactive behavior in turbulent conditions, drawing on positive psychology. A two-wave survey of Japanese employees ( n = 408) was conducted during a pandemic period of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Results of a structural equation model show that reflection on success had positive direct and indirect effects on perceived employability mediated through proactive behavior, while reflection on failures had no significant effect on perceived employability and proactive behavior. The findings extend prior research on employability and proactivity by examining the role of learning-related cognitive factors based on the broaden-and-build theory.

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“…Pitan and Muller (2019), reported that realization of labor market situation helps in enhancing student employability. As per Peeters et al, (2020), employees who are aware of labor market opportunities, tends to have high perceived employability.…”

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confidence: 99%

Student Perceived Employability With Reference to Media Studies: Validating a Model of Key Determinants

Agnihotri¹,

Sareen²,

Sivakumar³

2020

JCCC

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The motive of this research is to investigate the employability of media students. It aims to validate a holistic model of key determinants of perceived employability in the Indian context. These factors emerge from internal backgrounds such as academic performance, contacts, generic skills, and self-confidence of students; external backgrounds such as university role and labor market. Psychometric properties of the proposed scale were assessed including validation at exploratory and confirmatory level; reliability; convergent and discriminant validity. Further model fit estimates were demonstrated. The study results in a comprehensive model determining the perceived employability of media students. The practical implications of this study include the identification of the university‟s contribution to employability of students and providing a foundation for higher education policy formulation and amendments in the media studies program. The novelty of this study is validating the measurement tool for assessing the employability of media students in the Indian context. This study will contribute towards the improvement of the perceived employability of media students and the augmentation of literature in media studies.

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The Only Constant Is Change? Movement Capital and Perceived Employability

Cited by 20 publications

References 51 publications

From Shock to Shift–A Qualitative Analysis of Accounts in Mid-Career About Changes in the Career Path

From Shock to Shift–A Qualitative Analysis of Accounts in Mid-Career About Changes in the Career Path

Reflecting on Success in Difficult Times: A Key to Enhance Proactivity and Employability

Student Perceived Employability With Reference to Media Studies: Validating a Model of Key Determinants

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