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Is the Past Prologue for Some More than Others? The Hobo Syndrome and Job Complexity
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Becton, J. Bret; Carr, Jon C.; Judge, Timothy A. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
The current study examines the relationship between an individual's history of changing jobs and future turnover (the so-called "hobo syndrome"). Relying on self-consistency theory, it was hypothesized that the relationship between job mobility history and turnover is moderated by job complexity. Using a sample of 393 employees from two…
Descriptors: Occupational Mobility, Employees, Career Change, Labor Turnover
Socialization Preferences and Intentions: Does One Size Fit All?
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Gruman, Jamie A.; Saks, Alan M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate student preferences for socialization tactics and their intentions to be proactive when they begin a new job. We examined the relationship between the Five Factor Model of personality and proactive personality with socialization tactics preferences and proactive behavior intentions in a sample of 243…
Descriptors: College Students, Socialization, Personality, Undergraduate Students
A Study of Ghiselli's Hobo Syndrome
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Woo, Sang Eun – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
This study attempts to clarify conceptual and operational inconsistencies in the literature around "Ghiselli's hobo syndrome." I propose that defining characteristics of hobo syndrome should include both the exhibition of frequent job movement behavior and positive attitudes about such behavior. This definition effectively differentiates…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Validity, Multivariate Analysis, Research and Development
Evidence of Construct Validity for Work Values
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Leuty, Melanie E.; Hansen, Jo-Ida C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
Despite the importance of work values in the process of career adjustment (Dawis, 2002), little empirical research has focused on articulating the domains represented within the construct of work values and the examination of evidence of validity for the construct has been limited. Furthermore, the larger number of work values measures has made it…
Descriptors: Evidence, Work Attitudes, Construct Validity, Validity
Work Engagement Accumulation of Task, Social, Personal Resources: A Three-Wave Structural Equation Model
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Weigl, Matthias; Hornung, Severin; Parker, Sharon K.; Petru, Raluca; Glaser, Jurgen; Angerer, Peter – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
Drawing on Conservation of Resources Theory and previous research on work engagement, the present study investigates gain spirals between employees' engagement and their task, social, and personal resources. It focuses on the key resources of job control, positive work relationships, and active coping behavior. In a three-wave design, work…
Descriptors: Intervals, Structural Equation Models, Physicians, Coping
Calling, Vocational Development, and Well Being: A Longitudinal Study of Medical Students
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Duffy, Ryan D.; Manuel, R. Stephen; Borges, Nicole J.; Bott, Elizabeth M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
The present study investigated the relation of calling to the vocational development and well-being of a sample of medical students. Students were surveyed at two time points: prior to beginning the first year of medical school and prior to beginning the third year of medical school. At each time point, calling moderately correlated with positive…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Life Satisfaction, Medical Schools, Well Being