Why do millennials stay in their jobs? The roles of protean career orientation, goal progress and organizational career management

Holtschlag, Claudia; Masuda, Aline D.; Reiche, B. Sebastian; Morales, Carlos E.

doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2019.103366

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“…Such differences are noted across domains, for example, members of certain generations are often chided for "killing" various industries (e.g., napkins, Koncius, 2016;cereal, Severson, 2016;fabric softener, Terlep, 2016). Generational explanations for behavior can likewise be seen across domains of study in the organizational sciences (see Costanza, Badger, Fraser, Severt, & Gade, 2012;Zabel, Biermeier-Hanson, Baltes, Early, & Shepard, 2017 for meta-analyses), including vocational behavior (e.g., Holtschlag, Masuda, Reiche, & Morales, 2020).…”

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COVID-19 and careers: On the futility of generational explanations

Rudolph

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2020

Journal of Vocational Behavior

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It is common to broadly group people of different ages into "generations" and to speak of distinctions between such groups in terms of "generational differences." The problem with this practice, is that there exists no credible scientific evidence that (a) generations exist, (b) that people can be reliably classified into generational groups, and (c) that there are demonstrable differences between such groups. We have already noted an emerging generationalized rhetoric that has characterized how people of different ages have been affected by and reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic. These narratives have been especially present in discussions of how work and careers will be affected by this crisis. In this essay, we outline problems with applying the concept of generations, especially for researchers seeking explanations for how COVID-19 will affect careers and career development. We urge researchers to eschew the notion of generations and generational differences and consider alternative lifespan development theoretical frameworks that better capture age-graded processes.

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COVID-19 and careers: On the futility of generational explanations

Rudolph

Zacher

2020

Journal of Vocational Behavior

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“…The link between motivation and career planning is noted in their research by Oshrit Kaspi-Baruch [13], Anne Herrmanna et al [14] and Claudia Holtschlagad et al [15].…”

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Professional orientation of students as the basis of future labour motivation

2020

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The paper offers a look at the professional orientation of students in schools and universities as the main factor of motivation of young professionals. The results of the study among high school students (64 votes) and university students (47 votes) are presented. Identified key sources of information that help them make a decision to choose a profession, determinate assessments of understanding of their future profession, and changes in preferences over time. A half of students have problems with career orientation.

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“…Second, new generations who may be accustomed to expressing their opinions honestly are likely to be at conflict with the organisation. In particular, the career features of young adult workers of the so-called "MZ generation" that covers millennials and Generation Z, born between 1980 and the early 2000s, has shifted from traditional organisational career to personal growth and the pursuit of values, which serve as a criterion for understanding the organisation that hired them (Alonderien_ e and Simkevi ci ut_ e, 2018; Holtschlag et al, 2020;Lee et al, 2019). Moreover, the collectivist culture at the workplace, which hides negative feelings about their organisations, can amplify the potential conflict with the career feature of the younger generation not easily accepting the organisational value and not showing a strong sense of belonging to the organisation.…”

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Protean career attitude and organisational commitment in learning organisation climate

Koo²

2021

LODJ

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PurposeThis study aims to identify the relationship between protean career attitude (PCA) and organisational commitment (OC) in a learning organisation (LO) climate. The study also identified whether negative relationships exist between the structure dimension of LO (SDLO) and PCA, and between PCA and OC, and whether such relationships can be moderated by the people dimension of LO (PDLO).Design/methodology/approachData collected from 305 employees of 26 firms were analysed using the PROCESS macro for SPSS.FindingsThis study found that SDLO had a negative relationship with PCA, whereas PCA was negatively associated with OC. Furthermore, this study found that PDLO moderated these relationships, in that the negative relationships were absent when PDLO activities were stronger, in contrast to when they were weaker.Originality/valueThe study is among the first to identify the negative relationships that exist between SDLO and PCA and between PCA and OC in Korean firms. An important implication for managers or OD professionals is that PDLO plays an important role in not only reducing the negative mediation effects of PCA in the relationships but also making the relationships positive.

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Why do millennials stay in their jobs? The roles of protean career orientation, goal progress and organizational career management

Cited by 52 publications

References 69 publications

COVID-19 and careers: On the futility of generational explanations

COVID-19 and careers: On the futility of generational explanations

Professional orientation of students as the basis of future labour motivation

Protean career attitude and organisational commitment in learning organisation climate

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