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Peer reviewedWallace, Jean E. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2001
A study of 512 Canadian lawyers included 231 women (66% had mentors). Mentors influenced women's success in terms of earnings, promotions, procedural justice, social integration, and career satisfaction. Females with male mentors earned significantly more; females with male mentors had more satisfaction, less work-nonwork conflict, and more…
Descriptors: Career Development, Family Work Relationship, Females, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCheng, Yuqiu; Stockdale, Margaret S. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2003
The construct validity of a three-component model of organizational commitment was tested with 226 Chinese employees. Affective and normative commitment significantly predicted job satisfaction; all three components predicted turnover intention. Compared with Canadian (n=603) and South Korean (n=227) samples, normative and affective commitment…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction
Peer reviewedAranya, Nissim; Barak, Azy – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1981
Examined personality patterns and work attitudes of Canadian and Californian accountants. Using the Self Directed Search Scales, combinations of conventional, enterprising and social types were found most frequently. Scores on these types were related to organizational and professional commitments and vocational satisfaction. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Accountants, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Interest Inventories
Peer reviewedDilla, Benjamin L. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1987
Contrasted a realistic job preview (RJP) using a prescriptive approach aimed at enhancing newcomer adaptation to the job with a traditional and descriptive RJP targeted at expectations concerning objective information about the job. Revealed strong effects on the manipulation checks and supportive findings for both types of preview on variables…
Descriptors: Expectation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Job Applicants
