Attracting talent, particularly from Generation Z, remains a paramount concern for organizations across diverse industries. This paper aims to identify key variables influencing candidate attractiveness in joining organizations. Three variables-Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Employer...

Mistakes at work can lead to learning and personal development or can massively harm one's professional career. How a mistake affects a professional career often depends on how it is perceived by involved individuals (e.g. supervisors). In the present study we investigate two different types of...

Protean and boundaryless careers have emerged as new ways of handling careers in organizations. This concept is gaining a significant place in career studies. In line with this, the current study examines the relationship between the underlying dimensions of protean (self-direction and...

Growing recognition of neurodivergence amongst individuals poses challenges for career counselors and human resource practitioners when advising, guiding, and supporting the careers of this diverse group. Despite the potential for neurodivergent individuals to contribute to organizations, career...

This paper exploits that the Covid‑19 pandemic came as an unexpected shock that temporarily reduced the ratio of vacancies to seekers. We use this unique setting to understand the importance of job opportunities for the impact of unemployment on workers' careers. Compared to individuals who...

This paper exploits that the Covid-19 pandemic came as an unexpected shock that temporarily reduced the ratio of vacancies to seekers. We use this unique setting to understand the importance of job opportunities for the impact of unemployment on workers’ careers. Compared to individuals who...

Purpose - Civil service workers are valuable resources for any nation and play a crucial role in driving their country's economic development. Per the supervisor, this research examines the impact of mindfulness, proactive personality, and career competencies on employee job performance. The...

How does manager quality affect subordinates' career progression? We examine the causal effect of manager quality on workers' career outcomes in the context of managerial teams at a large construction firm. We exploit quasi-random variation in worker-manager matching through frequent project...

This study investigates the effect of government pay policy for chief executive officer's (CEO's) compensation on corporate innovation (CI). Furthermore, it explores the role of the CEO's career horizon and shareholding in this nexus. Utilizing the difference-in-differences method to analyze...

This paper derives career lessons for economists by examining the unusual career of Brian J. Loasby in terms of Loasby's own key ideas. Loasby's early career ran into difficulties after he chose to become a postgraduate for lifestyle rather than career reasons, with his insufficiently ambitious...

Using OLS, probit, and semi-nonparametric regression analysis on survey data, this article examines the factors associated with the successful economic integration of Chinese returnees, as indicated by their career and income satisfaction. Those motivated to return by talent policy are...

Frauen sind auf Professuren nach wie vor unterrepräsentiert. In der Diskussion werden dafür häufig Benachteiligungen bei Berufungen genannt. Die aktuelle Forschung zeigt jedoch, dass dies heute nicht mehr der Fall zu sein scheint. Vielmehr bewerben sich promovierte Frauen in allen hier...

We compare wage profiles for STEM-educated and non-STEM-educated individuals over their lifetimes. Using repeated cross-sectional data from Russia, we examine how the dynamics of these types of human capital are affected by technological developments, applying the Age-Period-Cohort decomposition...

This study extends social cognitive career theory (SCCT) by introducing cultural affordances as culturally embedded interpretive frameworks through which individuals make sense of and navigate between distal contextual affordances (e.g., Confucian values) and proximal contextual affordances...

Research on (un)ethical behavior in organizations has a long tradition, yet the role of individual morality in career development remains underexamined. Insights from both career and behavioral ethics research can help address this issue. While career research so far lacks systematic...

Through an inductive study based on in-depth interviews with 50 female comedians, we develop a process model of how people pursue ambitious career goals in non-standard work. We adopt an identity lens to understanding ambition as pursuing an aspirational self, i.e., a possible self that the...

The demand for information technology professionals in the United States is increasing while the number of available graduates is declining. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and refine strategies at all education levels and in business organizations to implement innovative approaches. These...

This paper examines whether access to administrative data mitigates or reinforces inequalities in academic careers. We study the VisitINPS program, which grants researchers access to rich administrative records, and construct a longitudinal dataset covering the quasi-universe of applicants....