A Study on the Relationship Between Career Values, Self-Efficacy, and Career Planning–Taking a University in Zhuhai as an Example

Purpose Current college students in the USA are reporting higher levels of anxiety over career planning than previous generations, placing pressure on colleges to provide effective career development opportunities for their students. Research has consistently found that increasing career-related self-efficacy is particularly effective at increasing career-related behaviors among college students. These studies, however, do not account for the potentially negative impact of anxiety on cognitive, mediational pathways, including self-efficacy. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to determine if anxiety plays a sequentially mediating role in the relationship between self-efficacy and job search intentions among college students. Design/methodology/approach Participants who were currently looking for a job or an internship were recruited to participate in an online study regarding career development preparation. Participants completed a job search behaviors “quiz” and were randomly assigned to either a “no feedback/control” condition or a “false-positive feedback/experimental” condition. Their career decision-making self-efficacy and state-trait anxiety were then assessed, as well as their intentions to engage in job search behaviors. A sequential mediational pathway analysis was performed to determine whether anxiety plays a mediational role in the relationship between self-efficacy and job search behaviors. Findings The hypothesized sequential mediational model was statistically significant. More specifically, participants who were randomly assigned to receive positive feedback experienced significantly lower levels of anxiety than participants in the control condition. In turn, lower levels of anxiety led to significantly higher levels of self-efficacy and significantly higher levels of job search intentions. Practical implications These findings have immediate implications for practitioners and educators who work with college students or any population that may be facing anxiety regarding the job search process. More specifically, these underscore the importance of lowering anxiety in order to lead to significantly higher levels of engagement in the career preparation process. Originality/value Currently, few studies (if any) have examined the potential mediating impact of anxiety on career-related self-efficacy and career development. Furthermore, no study has incorporated experimental methodology to test multiple pathways between anxiety, self-efficacy, and career preparation.

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The Mediating Effect of Outcome Expectation on the Relationship between the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy and the Career Planning of Career Interrupted Women

Korean Society for the Study of Vocational Education ◽

10.37210/jver.2017.36.2.105 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 105-121

Author(s):

Su Bun Lee ◽

Jung Hee Lee

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Career Planning ◽

Career Decision ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Outcome Expectation ◽

Career Decision Making ◽

The Relationship

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The relationship of self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions on the commitment of the next generation in family-owned agribusinesses

Acta Commercii ◽

10.4102/ac.v20i1.742 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lodewikus J. Janse van Rensburg ◽

Robert N. Tjano

Keyword(s):

Family Business ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Career Planning ◽

Situational Factors ◽

Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽

Ageing Population ◽

Next Generation ◽

Senior Leaders ◽

Related Factors ◽

The Relationship

Orientation: Poor intergenerational survival rate of family-owned agribusinesses is a matter of serious concern in family business literature. Ageing population of senior leaders and a lack of commitment from the next generation are often cited as the main contributing factors.Research purpose: The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between cognitive factors (self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions) and commitment of the next generation in family-owned agribusinesses.Motivation for the study: Family business literature is extensive regarding the phenomena of high failure rate amongst family-owned business, and agribusinesses are not immune to this phenomenon. However, previous research has focussed more on situational factors that relate to ‘contextual’ environment surrounding the individual, whilst little research has focussed on ‘cognitive’ (person-related) factors.Research design, approach and method: Following a positivistic paradigm, a cross-sectional design was followed using a quantitative self-administered questionnaire through multi-stage probability sampling, resulting in a sample of 125 next-generation individuals in family-owned agribusinesses. The data was subjected to an exploratory factor analysis and Pearson’s correlation test.Main findings: The results revealed that there was a significant relationship between self-efficacy, entrepreneurial intentions (person-related factors) and commitment of the next generation. Furthermore, the relationship between self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions was also found to be positively significant.Practical/managerial implications: A committed, willing and ready next generation is a prerequisite for effective succession in family businesses, given the expected exodus of a large cohort of senior leaders. Therefore, succession planning, especially from the successor’s side, needs effective management. Investment in career planning and development of the next generation is a step in the right direction.Contributions/value-add: Given the dearth of research exploring successor-related factors affecting succession, the current article adds to the literature by examining the relationship between person-related factors (self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions) and commitment (behavioural outcome) of the next generation within the realm of agribusiness development.

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Employee Strengths Use and Thriving at Work

Journal of Personnel Psychology ◽

10.1027/1866-5888/a000262 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 197-205

Author(s):

He Ding ◽

Xixi Chu

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Model Data ◽

Strengths Use ◽

Moderated Mediation Model ◽

Indirect Relationship ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Humble Leadership ◽

Thriving At Work

Abstract. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of employee strengths use with thriving at work by proposing a moderated mediation model. Data were collected at two time points, spaced by a 2-week interval. A total of 260 medical staff completed strengths use, perceived humble leadership, self-efficacy, and thriving scales. The results of path analysis showed that strengths use is positively related to thriving, and self-efficacy mediates the relationship of strengths use with thriving. In addition, this study also found perceived humble leadership to positively moderate the direct relationship of strengths use with self-efficacy and the indirect relationship of strengths use with thriving via self-efficacy. This study contributes to a better understanding of how and when strengths use affects thriving.

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