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Public Service Motivation as a Predictor of Attraction to the Public Sector
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Carpenter, Jacqueline; Doverspike, Dennis; Miguel, Rosanna F. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
According to public service motivation theory, individuals with a strong public service orientation are attracted to government jobs. This proposition was investigated in three studies by measuring public sector motivation at a pre-entry level as an individual difference variable affecting perceptions of fit and organizational attraction. Results…
Descriptors: Public Service, Motivation, Public Sector, Nonprofit Organizations
Evaluating Career Success of African American Males: It's What You Know and Who You Are that Matters
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Johnson, C. Douglas; Eby, Lillian T. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
The objectives of the present study were to identify the factors related to career success of college educated, African American men and to explore the relative importance of human capital, social capital, individual differences, and demographic attributes in predicting career success. Using a sample of 247 African American males, we found some…
Descriptors: African Americans, Males, Career Development, Success
Effects of Individual Differences and Job Search Behaviors on the Employment Status of Recent University Graduates.
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Saks, Alan M.; Ashforth, Blake E. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1999
The employment status of 384 college graduates was measured at graduation and four months later. Job-search self-efficacy predicted preparatory and active job search and its intensity, as well as employment status at graduation. Preparatory job-search behavior predicted employment status after four months. (SK)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Level, Individual Differences, Job Search Methods
A Discriminant Analysis of Plateaued versus Nonplateaued Managers.
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Near, Janet P. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1985
Discriminant analyses of survey data from managers who have reached career plateaus and managers who are still highly mobile (N=199) suggested significant differences between the two groups. Plateaued managers were absent from work more frequently; they reported poorer relationships with supervisors, lower education levels, and impaired health.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Employer Employee Relationship, Health
Adherence to RIASEC Structure in Relation to Career Exploration and Parenting Style: Longitudinal and Idiothetic Considerations
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Tracey, Terence J. G.; Lent, Robert W.; Brown, Steven D.; Soresi, Salvatore; Nota, Laura – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2006
We explored the ''idiothetic'' cognitive structure of RIASEC occupational percepts in a sample of Italian middle and high school students over a one year period, examining the possible bidirectional linkages between cognitive-vocational structure, involvement in career exploration activities, and exposure to authoritative parenting style. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Interest Inventories, Foreign Countries, Middle School Students
Distinguishing Characteristics of the Life Roles of Worker, Student, and Homemaker for Young Adults.
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Rooney, Gail S. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1983
Determined whether three life roles of student, worker, and homemaker would be distinguished by career and achievement motivation. A survey of high school graduates (N=212) showed that generally students had higher level career and education aspirations and homemakers had higher social approval values. Characterizations of workers were less…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Attribution Theory, High School Graduates, High Schools