Employability and Key Outcomes in Times of Severe Economic Crisis : the Role of Career Orientation

• Autorzy: Giorgos Bozionelos , Nikos Bozionelos

Warianty tytułu

Zatrudnialność w czasach głębokiego kryzysu ekonomicznego : rola orientacji zawodowej

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Research serves as the basis for the construction of a model of the antecedents and consequences of employability within an organization undertaking significant change as a response to severe financial crisis. The study was conducted in a state-owned public utility in Greece and involved 157 participants. The central idea was that a boundaryless career mindset and a protean career orientation would be positively related to employability, which in turn would be related to openness towards organizational change and the willingness to expend effort at work. Results confirmed the hypothesized relationship of protean career orientation and boundaryless mindset with employability. Furthermore, in line with expectations, employability was related to the willingness to expend effort and also mediated the relationship of boundaryless mindset and protean career orientation with it. On the other hand, employability was not related to openness towards change and the hypothesis for a moderating role of perceived organizational support did not materialized. The findings are discussed within the context of career and employability theory as well as in terms of their implications for the management of the workforce in times of severe change. (original abstract)

Na potrzeby badania stworzono model antecedencji i konsekwencji zatrudnialności pracowników w organizacji podejmującej działania ukierunkowane na wprowadzenie znaczących zmian, w odpowiedzi na poważny kryzys finansowy. Badanie zostało wykonane w państwowym zakładzie komunalnym w Grecji. Wzięło w nim udział 157 osób. Głównym celem badania było sprawdzenie, czy sposób myślenia w kategorii kariery "bez barier" i proteańska orientacja kariery mogą pozytywnie wpływać na zatrudnialność, co wiąże się ze zwiększeniem otwartości na zmiany organizacyjne oraz wzmocnieniem woli włożenia pewnego wysiłku w pracę. Wyniki potwierdziły hipotetyczny związek między proteańską orientacją kariery i nieograniczonym sposobem myślenia a zatrudnialnością. Ponadto, zgodnie z oczekiwaniami, zatrudnialność była ściśle powiązana z gotowością podjęcia wysiłków, a także stanowiła czynnik pośredni w związku z nieograniczonym sposobem myślenia i zmienną orientacją kariery. Z drugiej strony, zatrudnialność nie była powiązana z otwartością na zmianę i hipoteza о "moderującej" roli postrzeganego wsparcia organizacyjnego nie została potwierdzona. Wyniki badania są rozpatrywane w kontekście ram teoretycznych dotyczących kontekstu kariery i zatrudnialności, a także wpływu wyżej wymienionych czynników na zarządzanie zasobami ludzkimi w okresach, w których zachodzą poważne zmiany. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Employability; Economic crisis; Financial crisis; Restructuring; Professional career; Research results

PL

Zatrudnialność; Kryzys gospodarczy; Kryzys finansowy; Restrukturyzacja; Kariera zawodowa; Wyniki badań

• Czasopismo: Zarządzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi
• Rocznik: 2015
• Numer: nr 6
• Strony: 11--32

Twórcy

autor

Giorgos Bozionelos

• Department of Psychiatry of Katerini General Hospital, Greece

autor

Nikos Bozionelos

• Audencia School of Management (France)

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