TY - JOUR
T1 - Predicting occupational role choices after involuntary job loss
AU - Kinicki, Angelo J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by a grant from the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at Arizona State University. I thank Jeffrey Bracker for his help in collecting the data, and Jonathan Ivanhoe, and Kenneth Carson for comments on an earlier version of this manuscript. I also am grateful to Cynthia Sutton for both her help in analyzing the data and for providing editorial assistance. Address all correspondence and reprint requests to Angelo J. Kinicki, Department of Management, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-4006.
PY - 1989/10
Y1 - 1989/10
N2 - Involuntary job loss is not expected to abate and research has not examined the process by which displaced workers choose to pursue a work role (find another job) or nonwork role like retirement or going back to school. Longitudinal data were obtained from 126 employees 1 month prior to being permanently displaced. Within-subjects analyses then were used to test the ability of a behavioral choice model of motivation to predict behavioral intention to look for another job, effort in looking, and actual behavior/role choice 18 months later. The behavioral choice model significantly predicted all criteria. This study also investigated the determinants of displaced workers' expectancies for obtaining a new job. Expectancy for obtaining a job was inversely related with age, and positively with education, self-esteem, and the expectation of losing one's job. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.
AB - Involuntary job loss is not expected to abate and research has not examined the process by which displaced workers choose to pursue a work role (find another job) or nonwork role like retirement or going back to school. Longitudinal data were obtained from 126 employees 1 month prior to being permanently displaced. Within-subjects analyses then were used to test the ability of a behavioral choice model of motivation to predict behavioral intention to look for another job, effort in looking, and actual behavior/role choice 18 months later. The behavioral choice model significantly predicted all criteria. This study also investigated the determinants of displaced workers' expectancies for obtaining a new job. Expectancy for obtaining a job was inversely related with age, and positively with education, self-esteem, and the expectation of losing one's job. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0001-8791(89)90041-9
DO - 10.1016/0001-8791(89)90041-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:38249024000
SN - 0001-8791
VL - 35
SP - 204
EP - 218
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
IS - 2
ER -