Increased global competition and rapid technological advancements have dramatically altered organizational structures and the work environment. The Kaleidoscope Career Model (KCM) was developed to explain how individuals enact their careers within today's complex, dynamic workplace. The KCM is particularly relevant for studying career development activities, such as networking behavior, a key career management strategy. The purpose of this longitudinal study is to examine the relationship between the three parameters of the KCM – authenticity, balance, and challenge – and how individuals target their networking behavior. In addition, we examine the relationship between the KCM parameters and career success outcomes, and whether these outcomes are mediated by networking behavior. Alumni from a Midwestern U.S. university were surveyed in 2012 and again in 2019. Overall, the results of this study showed a link between the parameters of the KCM and how individuals target their networking behaviors to help achieve their career goals.

日益激烈的全球竞争和快速的技术进步极大地改变了组织结构和工作环境。万花筒职业模型 (KCM) 旨在解释个人如何在当今复杂、充满活力的工作场所中制定自己的职业生涯。KCM 与研究职业发展活动特别相关，例如网络行为，这是一种关键的职业管理策略。这项纵向研究的目的是检查 KCM 的三个参数（真实性、平衡性和挑战）之间的关系，以及个人如何针对他们的网络行为。此外，我们研究了 KCM 参数与职业成功结果之间的关系，以及这些结果是否由网络行为调节。来自美国中西部的校友