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Social Identity and the Transition to Entrepreneurship: The Role of Group Identification with Workplace Peers
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Obschonka, Martin; Goethner, Maximilian; Silbereisen, Rainer K.; Cantner, Uwe – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
What role does social identity play in the transition from employed work to entrepreneurship? It was expected that social identity affects the cognitive processes that, according to the theory of planned behavior (TPB), underlie the formation of entrepreneurial intentions. Focusing on academic scientists' intentions to commercialize research…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Identification, Group Dynamics, Norms
Commitment Profiles: The Configural Effect of the Forms and Foci of Commitment on Work Outcomes
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Tsoumbris, Petros; Xenikou, Athena – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
This study is based upon the conceptual linking of the multidimensional and multi-focal nature of work-related commitment. The main aims of our study were to create, through K-means cluster analysis, commitment profiles based on the three components of organizational and occupational commitment, and to examine their joint effect on key work…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Multivariate Analysis, Profiles, Organizational Culture
P-E Fit as Moderator of the Accountability--Employee Reactions Relationships: Convergent Results across Two Samples
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Lanivich, Stephen E.; Brees, Jeremy R.; Hochwarter, Wayne A.; Ferris, Gerald R. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
The current two-sample investigation, which incorporated Conservation of Resources (COR) and Person-Environment (P-E) fit theories, investigated the interaction effects of felt accountability x P-E fit on the work outcomes of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, depressed mood, and work intensity. Consistent with the conceptual…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Interaction, Accountability, Psychological Patterns
The Relationship between Career Growth and Organizational Commitment
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Weng, Qingxiong; McElroy, James C.; Morrow, Paula C.; Liu, Rongzhi – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
This research examines the relationship between employees' career growth and organizational commitment. Career growth was conceptualized by four factors: career goal progress, professional ability development, promotion speed and remuneration growth, while organizational commitment was conceptualized using Meyer and Allen's (1997) three component…
Descriptors: Employees, Foreign Countries, Personnel Data, Career Development
Collective Efficacy Beliefs in Student Work Teams: Relation to Self-Efficacy, Cohesion, and Performance
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Lent, Robert W.; Schmidt, Janet; Schmidt, Linda – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2006
A measure of collective efficacy was developed and administered to undergraduates working in project teams in engineering courses. Findings in each of two samples revealed that the measure contained a single factor and was related to ratings of team cohesion and personal efficacy. Collective efficacy was also found to relate to indicators of team…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Undergraduate Students, Student Projects
Predictors of Organizational Commitment: Variations across Career Stages.
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Brooks, Jan Leeman; Seers, Anson – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1991
The matching of 5 predictors of organizational commitment with 5 career stages was investigated with a sample of 1,536 Air Force employees. Between- and within-stage analysis showed that team cohesion was stronger during second stage, job challenge during third, supervisor behavior during fourth, and organizational climate during fifth.…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Developmental Stages, Group Unity