Expectations do not always hurt! Tying organizational career expectations to employment mode
Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration
ISSN: 1757-4323
Article publication date: 26 November 2019
Issue publication date: 26 November 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The past decade has witnessed a surge in research focused on universal career development needs. In contrast, the purpose of this paper is to offer a contingency perspective based on self-efficacy theory by examining the relationship between the employees’ perceived mode of employment and expectations of career development opportunities attached to the employer. The authors hypothesized that perceived mode of employment determines employees’ expectations about receiving career development opportunities offered by the employer.
Design/methodology/approach
Responses from 203 banking employees were obtained through a structured questionnaire. Perceived employment mode was identified through Ward’s method of cluster analysis. The proposed hypothesis was tested by using one-way analysis of variance.
Findings
Employees across all modes of employment (knowledge-based, job-based, contract-based and alliance-based) were found to be similar with respect to their need for career development programs. However, employees positioned in knowledge-based and alliance-based modes were also interested in career appraisal and career training.
Originality/value
The study contributes to the existing body of knowledge on career management by imparting preliminary insights into the way employees’ expectations of organizational career management opportunities vary according to their perceived mode of employment based on self-efficacy theory.
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Citation
Ahmad, B., Bilal, A.R. and Hai, M. (2019), "Expectations do not always hurt! Tying organizational career expectations to employment mode", Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 387-407. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJBA-01-2019-0018
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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