Unraveling the complex relationship between career success and career crafting: Exploring nonlinearity and the moderating role of learning value of the job

Elias Janssen*, Beatrice I.J.M. van der Heijden, Jos Akkermans, Mieke Audenaert

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Abstract

While scholars have devoted considerable attention to proactive career behaviors, little is known about the drivers behind these behaviors. In this study, we build on conservation of resources theory to study nonlinearity in the relationship between (objective and subjective) career success and career crafting behaviors (i.e., proactive career reflection and proactive career construction) using a sample of 702 teaching staff. Both low and high levels of subjective career success related to higher levels of proactive career reflection (i.e., U-shaped relationship), whereas only high levels of subjective career success related to higher levels of proactive career construction (i.e., strengthening quadratic relationship). Moreover, learning value of the job moderated the relationship between subjective career success and both dimensions of career crafting. Our findings indicate that educational institutions should monitor and act on the perceived career success and learning value of their teaching staff to foster their career proactivity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number103620
Pages (from-to)1-15
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Vocational Behavior
Volume130
Early online date28 Aug 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Ghent University Special Research Fund (BOF); BOF.STG.2019.0015.01 .

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors

Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • Career crafting
  • Career success
  • Conservation of resources
  • Learning value of the job
  • Proactive career behaviors

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