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A Relational Theory of Working
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Blustein, David L. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
Building on diverse influences from critical perspectives in vocational psychology and the relational movement in contemporary psychological discourse, this article introduces the relational theory of working. Attending to the full array of people who work and who want to work, the relational theory conceptualizes working as an inherently…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Interpersonal Relationship, Holistic Approach, Social Theories
The Intelligent Career Framework as a Basis for Interdisciplinary Inquiry
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Parker, Polly; Khapova, Svetlana N.; Arthur, Michael B. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2009
This paper examines how separate behavioral science disciplines can be brought together to more fully understand the dynamics of contemporary careers. We adopt one interdisciplinary framework--that of the "intelligent career"--and use it to examine how separate disciplinary approaches relate to one another. The intelligent career framework…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Behavioral Sciences, Career Counseling, Interdisciplinary Approach
Remembering Donald G. Paterson: Before the Separation between Industrial-Organizational and Vocational Psychology
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Erdheim, Jesse; Zickar, Michael J.; Yankelevich, Maya – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2007
This article discusses the disconnect between industrial-organizational (I-O) and vocational psychology in the context of Donald Paterson's career, an applied psychologist who bridged both disciplines. Paterson's interests in "both" vocational guidance and personnel selection suggest that these fields are interwoven, despite the prevailing gap…
Descriptors: Personnel Selection, Career Guidance, Industrial Psychology, Biographies
The Dimensionality and Antecedents of Emotional Labor Strategies
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Diefendorff, James M.; Croyle, Meredith H.; Gosserand, Robin H. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2005
This investigation had two purposes. The first was to determine whether the display of naturally felt emotions is distinct from surface acting and deep acting as a method of displaying organizationally desired emotions. The second purpose was to examine dispositional and situational antecedents of surface acting, deep acting, and the expression of…
Descriptors: Labor, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns, Work Attitudes
The Structure of Workplace Adaptive Skill in a Career Inexperienced Group
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Cronshaw, Steven F.; Jethmalani, Shefali – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2005
Adaptive skill is a central concept to understanding vocational behavior. In this study, a theory of behavioral functionality is proposed that describes the underlying structure of workplace adaptive skill. The propositions of the theory are formalized in a facet theory mapping sentence, then 12 adaptive skills are assessed on a group of career…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Job Skills, Interviews, Work Environment
Tenure, Satisfaction, and Work Environment Flexibility of People with Mental Retardation
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Chiocchio, Francois; Frigon, Jean-Yves – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2006
In the Theory of Work Adjustment (TWA), Dawis and Lofquist (1984) hypothesize that Employee satisfaction (ES) and flexibility of the work environment moderate the functional relationship between satisfaction in the work environment (WS) and the correspondence between job requirements and employees' abilities. In addition, they hypothesize that…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Job Satisfaction, Tenure, Mental Retardation