Cognitive and Affective Processes Underlying Career Change

Autor/inn/en	Muja, Naser; Appelbaum, Steven H.
Titel	Cognitive and Affective Processes Underlying Career Change
Quelle	In: Career Development International, 17 (2012) 7, S.583-601 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-0436
DOI	10.1108/13620431211283814
Schlagwörter	Self Efficacy; Change Strategies; Affective Behavior; Cognitive Processes; Self Concept; Social Influences; Career Counseling; Career Change; Job Satisfaction; Decision Making; Masters Degrees; Business Administration Education; Goal Orientation; Enrollment; Employers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lösungsstrategie; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Selbstkonzept; Sozialer Einfluss; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Einschulung
Abstract	Purpose: Aligning social identity and career identity has become increasingly complex due to growth in the pursuit of meaningful careers that offer very long-term personal satisfaction and stability. This paper aims to explore the complex cognitive and affective thought process involved in the conscious planning of voluntary career change. Design/methodology/approach: A review of recent findings relevant to voluntary career change decisions was performed in order to develop a better understanding of psychological and sociological processes contributing to the pursuit of an MBA degree and subsequent employee mobility. Findings: Complex rational and emotional thoughts contribute to the definition and pursuit of proximal and distal career goals which stimulate self-efficacy drives as they are achieved. Practical implications: Because realistic forecasting of very long-term distal goals is extremely challenging, career seekers must carefully consider how proximal and distal goal pursuit, such as an MBA degree, contribute to personal identity. Goal pursuit merely for the sake of advancing self-efficacy will likely prove insufficient to anchor individuals within a career and cement their identity. Social implications: As part of their career change strategy, individuals frequently chose to enrol in an MBA program to rapidly develop competencies and experiment with new career options. Consequently, there is a growing disconnection between the career options offered by employers and the choices that employees are seeking. Originality/value: The paper explores the psychological processes that contribute to the pursuit of "boundaryless" careers. Boundaryless career growth is attainable through improvements in communication that aid the definition of "reality". (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10