Grass roots of occupational change: Understanding mobility in vocational careers

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dc.contributor.authorMedici, Guri
dc.contributor.authorTschopp, Cécile
dc.contributor.authorGrote, Gudela
dc.contributor.authorHirschi, Andreas
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-01T06:38:14Z
dc.date.available2022-09-01T06:38:14Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractMost prior research on career mobility has focused on people changing jobs and organizations. We know little about processes involved in individuals changing occupations, although these changes cause high individual, organizational, and public costs. Moreover, occupations are increasingly acknowledged as important anchors in times of more boundaryless careers. The current study investigates the impact of early satisfaction with the trained occupation (VET satisfaction) on occupational change by analyzing 10-year longitudinal panel data gathered in Switzerland (N = 905). Results from regression analyses showed that VET satisfaction predicted occupational change up to ten years after graduation. VET satisfaction in turn was affected by work characteristics experienced during VET, and VET satisfaction mediated the relationship between work characteristics during VET and occupational change. Using a subsample (N = 464) for which data were available on jobs taken up after graduation, we showed that VET satisfaction explained occupational change over and above work satisfaction in jobs held after graduation, highlighting the formative role of early experience during VET. Our findings inform both theory and practice. To fully comprehend occupational change, established turnover models also need to reflect on early formative vocational experiences. Firms should pay attention to favorable work characteristics already during VET and adjust adverse conditions to reduce undesired occupational mobility.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103480
dc.identifier.issn1095-9084
dc.identifier.issn0001-8791
dc.identifier.urihttps://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/33798
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-4269
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Vocational Behavioren_US
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en_US
dc.subjectVocational education and training (VET), Occupational change, Work design, Work characteristics, Work satisfactionen_US
dc.subject.ddc330 - Wirtschaften_US
dc.titleGrass roots of occupational change: Understanding mobility in vocational careersen_US
dc.type01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
dc.volume122en_US
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fhnw.ReviewTypeAnonymous ex ante peer review of a complete publicationen_US
fhnw.affiliation.hochschuleHochschule für Angewandte Psychologie FHNWde_CH
fhnw.affiliation.institutInstitut Mensch in komplexen Systemende_CH
fhnw.publicationStatePublisheden_US
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