Critical reflections on the currently leading definition of sustainable employability

Handling the reflective-formative measurement conundrum: a practical illustration based on sustainable employability

“…As such, the concept of sustainable employability emerged as a relevant criterion to identify the conditions that enable individuals' long-term participation in work. However, being a novel concept, clarity on sustainable employability's conceptualization and measurement is still needed [30]. Thus, in addition to providing a generalizable illustration of handling the reflective-formative measurement distinction, the present article also provides necessary conceptual clarity on sustainable employability.…”

“…Throughout our article, we use Fleuren et al [31]'s definition of sustainable employability as it meets the criteria an adequate definition of sustainable employability should meet (cf. [30]):…”

Illness narratives and chronic patients’ sustainable employability: The impact of positive work stories

“…Thirdly, this study focused on sustainable employability, which is a complex construct with several conceptualizations and different measurements [14,79]. Nevertheless, research on sustainable employability has focused on people's subjective experience of their chances for obtaining or retaining long-term employment [14,16].…”

Cognitive Reflection and General Mental Ability as Predictors of Job Performance

“…An important issue related to OS is sustainable employability (SE), which has been conceptualized as employees' abilities to function adequately at work and in the labor market throughout their working lives [7,8]. OS and SE are two critical factors in the capacity of organizations to implement structures, processes, and dynamics that can ensure their development, progress, continuity, and endurance, as well as their capacity to renew and recycle; i.e., to be sustainable.…”

“…SE is a characteristic of the individual (i.e., actual and potential employees) that depends on personal factors (e.g., cognitive abilities, rationality, knowledge, personality, motivation, education, and so on), work factors (e.g., job complexity; role clarity; leadership practices), organizational factors (e.g., selection and assessment practices, culture), and societal factors (e.g., political and legal system). As conceptualized by van der Klink et al [7], and Fleuren et al [8], SE is a multidimensional/multifaceted construct that can be defined as the degree to which individuals are able to be employed throughout their entire working life. SE is the responsibility of both employees and employers to maintain the employee's ability to work, as the employee's capacity to perform efficiently depends on individual, work, and organizational factors.…”