Purpose

Although the research stream in the area of career plateau acknowledges its ramifications, yet investigation on how this phenomenon can be reduced is sparse. This study aims to address this gap by illuminating the role of proactive personality (PP) as a factor of minimizing plateau via playful work design (PWD), career adaptability (CA) and perceived work-life balance (PWLB).

Design/methodology/approach

A cross-sectional study design was applied and structural equation modelling was used to assess the hypothesized relationships among PP, CA, PWD, perceived work design and career plateau. A total of 338 employees from public and private universities were sampled from February 2020 to July 2020.

Findings

The results highlighted that CA mediated the relationship between PP and PWLB, as well as, PWD mediated the association between PP and PWLB. Further, the authors got support for both serial mediation paths i.e. PP, CA, PWLB and career plateau and PP, PWD, PWLB and career plateau.

Originality/value

The findings of this study provide much needed ways to overcome career plateau in the academic sector. Moreover, the use of multiple serial paths has enhanced the underlying factors of PP and career plateau nexus.

中文翻译：

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向上而不是向前！在 COVID-19 中管理职业高原：双重连续调解

目的

尽管职业高原领域的研究流承认其后果，但关于如何减少这种现象的研究却很少。本研究旨在通过阐明积极人格 (PP) 作为通过有趣的工作设计 (PWD)、职业适应性 (CA) 和感知工作与生活平衡 (PWLB) 来减少高原的一个因素来解决这一差距。

设计/方法/方法

应用横断面研究设计，并使用结构方程模型来评估 PP、CA、PWD、感知工作设计和职业平台之间的假设关系。从 2020 年 2 月到 2020 年 7 月，共有来自公立和私立大学的 338 名员工进行了抽样调查。

发现

结果表明CA介导了PP和PWLB之间的关系，以及PWD介导了PP和PWLB之间的关联。此外，作者获得了对两个连续调解路径的支持，即 PP、CA、PWLB 和职业高原以及 PP、PWD、PWLB 和职业高原。

原创性/价值

这项研究的结果为克服学术界的职业停滞期提供了急需的方法。此外，多个串行路径的使用增强了 PP 和职业高原关系的潜在因素。