1449: Barriers to Job Mobility in a Turbulent and Uncertain Labor Market (13207)

Organizer(s)

• XJ

  Xinhui Jing

  KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business, Belgium
• MV

  Marijke Verbruggen

  KU Leuven, Belgium

Discussant(s)

• WM

  Wolfgang Mayrhofer

  WU Vienna, Austria

Presenter(s)

• RR

  Ricardo Rodrigues

  King's College London, United Kingdom
• PD

  Paulien D’Huyvetter

  KU Leuven, Belgium
• XJ

  Xinhui Jing

  KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business, Belgium
• VL

  Vedika Lal

  Vrije U. Amsterdam, School of Business and Economics, Netherlands

Governments in many countries strive to increase job mobility to respond to the major economic and technological changes affecting our labor markets. However, realizing this increase in job mobility is highly challenging because many labor markets are strongly rigid. Indeed, in many countries, the youth unemployment rate is fairly high – which points to challenging school-to-work transitions - while job-to-job transitions remain limited (e.g., ELF, 2022). The latter is particularly surprising because many workers feel trapped in their organization and express a desire to change jobs (TempoTeam, 2022). These observations point to important barriers to job mobility. Yet, to date, research on these barriers remains limited and scattered across various disciplines. In this symposium, we bring together four studies that examine important individual and organizational barriers to successful job mobility.

Presentations:

• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1449: An Exploration of Career Barriers among Graduates Transitioning to the Labor Market (13207)
  

  Author: Ricardo Rodrigues – King's College London

  Author: Jasmijn Van Harten – Utrecht U.

  Author: Nele De Cuyper – KU Leuven

  Author: Ilke Grosemans – Open U.

  Author: Christina Butler – Kingston U.
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1449: Internal and External Barriers to Realizing a Desired Career Transition among Adult Workers (13207)
  

  Author: Paulien D’Huyvetter – KU Leuven

  Author: Marijke Verbruggen – KU Leuven
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1449: Examining Inertial Forces among Recruiters as a Barrier to Occupational Mobility (13207)
  

  Author: Xinhui Jing – KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business

  Author: Marijke Verbruggen – KU Leuven
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1449: Gender Differences in Perceived Charisma Signaling as a Barrier to Transitions to Leadership Roles (13207)
  

  Author: Vedika Lal – Vrije U. Amsterdam, School of Business and Economics

  Author: Janneke Oostrom – Tilburg U.

  Author: Maral Darouei – Vrije U. Amsterdam, School of Business and Economics

  Author: Rafael Wilms – VU Amsterdam, School of Business and Economics