The openness of Britain during industrialisation. Determinants of career success of British men born between 1780 and 1880

Montt, Cristóbal; Maas, Ineke

doi:10.1016/j.rssm.2015.09.003

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“…A third stream of studies is devoted to personality traits as drivers of career success. Here the emphasis is on vitality, proactivity, mobility, self-esteem and the like (Hirschi et al , 2014; Stumpf, 2014; Ganzach and Pazy, 2014; Praskova et al , 2014; Montt and Maasa, 2015; Du et al , 2012). Another important factor group contributing to career success, which has been outlined in a variety of previous studies, is interpersonal relationships.…”

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Values and career behaviours of entrepreneurs and employees

Gaile

Baumane-Vītoliņa

Sumilo

et al. 2020

IJEBR

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the differences in the values and behaviours of employees and entrepreneurs and to develop guidelines for employers to foster entrepreneurial thinking in their organisations. Design/methodology/approach To determine individual behaviours, the authors used the career adaptability scale developed by Savickas and Porfelli (2012), complemented with the statements regarding relationships in the workplace and reward, designed by Gattiker and Larwood (1986). The individual values were evaluated by Schwartz’s individual value framework. The career success of individuals was defined by income level and job satisfaction. Data from a sample of 473 respondents were analysed using structural equation modelling. Findings This paper reveals that there are differences in the behaviours and the values of employees and entrepreneurs. Employees are more concerned with relationships at the workplace, rewards and confidence, whereas entrepreneurs focus solely on relationships. Self-direction value has a direct positive impact. Universalism, conformism, achievement, stimulation and safety have indirect positive effects on career success for employees. There is no specific individual value driving career success for entrepreneurs. Originality/value This paper follows the recent trends in organisational culture development whereby organisations seek to incorporate the entrepreneurial mindset at all levels of the organisation. Until now, there has been scarce empirical evidence on the differences between entrepreneurial and employee values. This research provides evidence that the value gap between these two distinct groups is considerable enough to question the ability of the average employee to adopt the entrepreneurial behaviour required by modern organisations.

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Values and career behaviours of entrepreneurs and employees

Gaile

Baumane-Vītoliņa

Sumilo

et al. 2020

IJEBR

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Labour Unrest

Durey

2021

John Galsworthy’s Compassion

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A long view of social mobility in Scotland and the role of economic changes

Paterson,

Wen,

Breen

et al. 2024

British Journal of Sociology

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Changes in the social mobility of men in Scotland between the late‐19th and the late‐twentieth century are examined using new individual‐level data from nineteenth‐century censuses, linking records of men aged 0–19 in 1871 to their records in 1901, and then comparing their patterns with the social mobility of men aged 30–49 in 1974 and in 2001 as recorded in social surveys at these dates. The extent of social mobility in the nineteenth century was large. In particular, the social origins of people in the highest classes—the salariat—were very varied, indicating a society that was more open than is sometimes supposed. There was a slow growth in social mobility between then and 2001. In both periods, class inheritance—sons in the same social class as their father—was strongest in the economically declining sectors, which were agriculture and fisheries in 1901 and industry in 1974 and 2001. In the 1901 data, however, the transition to a non‐agricultural economy induced strong outward mobility from agriculture.

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The openness of Britain during industrialisation. Determinants of career success of British men born between 1780 and 1880

Cited by 3 publications

References 44 publications

Values and career behaviours of entrepreneurs and employees

Values and career behaviours of entrepreneurs and employees

Labour Unrest

A long view of social mobility in Scotland and the role of economic changes

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