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2024 AOM Annual Meeting

CAR

Session: 1105: Towards a Further Understanding of Career Shocks in Career Development

1105: Different Scenarios Of Career Self-Management In The Presence and Absence of Career Shocks (18496)

Monday, August 12, 2024

08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Swissotel: Élevé River View 2

Session Number: 1105
Paper Session
Orientation: Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/QGdqWE

Author(s)

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Francisco Wilhelm

U. of Bern, Work and Organisational Psychology, Switzerland

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AH

Andreas Hirschi

U. of Bern, Work and Organisational Psychology, Switzerland
DS

Daniel Spurk

U. of Bern, Switzerland
DS

Dawa Schläpfer

U. of Bern, Work and Organisational Psychology

The article examines growth trajectories of career self-management (CSM) and career shocks, focusing on how individuals manage their careers proactively in the absence of career shocks or reactively when experiencing a career shock. Using a heterogeneous sample of 502 employees surveyed over nine waves, we conducted growth mixture analyses to estimate different hypothesized growth trajectory profiles. Analyses revealed six different profiles, including the hypothesized proactive, reactive, passive-avoidant and passive-unaffected shapes. Results showed that promotion and prevention regulatory focus predicted membership into these different profiles, whereas, contrary to hypotheses, organizational support and role ambiguity did not. Results are discussed against the background of theories of career self-regulation and underscore the complexity of career development in turbulent times.

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