Leaving the military to work in civilian society: career adaptability by South Korean short- and mid-term veterans

Oh, Jihye; Shirmohammadi, Melika; Jeong, Shinhee; Jia, Wang

doi:10.1108/cdi-09-2020-0227

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“…In the fast-changing T&H job market, it is helpful to conduct comprehensive career studies to examine the individual career planning of T&H students (Boo et al , 2021; Oh et al , 2021). The status transition from students to employees requires stronger personal competencies to face challenges and problems (Porfeli et al , 2008).…”

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Effects of career adaptability and career optimism on career intention of tourism and hospitality students

Wang,

Cheung,

Zhai

2023

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Purpose In recent years, students have found careers in the tourism and hospitality (T&H) industry less attractive. Attracting and retaining young talents has become more challenging for the T&H industry in the post-pandemic era. To help solve the talent shortage problem, it is vital to understand how students perceive careers and what influences their career planning. The career construction theory indicates an integration between personal needs and career-related expectations. It provides a theoretical framework for the present study to understand what motivates students to begin their careers in the T&H industry. This study aims to empirically examine the relationship between students’ career adaptability and optimism and their effect on future career intentions. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was conducted in mainland China to investigate the interrelationships between career adaptability, career optimism and future career intention. A total of 492 valid responses were collected from students studying T&H. Findings The findings revealed that career optimism positively influences career adaptability and future career intention, respectively. Conversely, career adaptability is found to have a negative impact on future career intention. Moreover, career optimism has a mediating effect on the relationship between career adaptability and future career intention. The results would benefit educators in career counselling for students and industry practitioners to develop effective career management strategies for young talents in their respective organisations. Originality/value The application of career construction theory drawn from vocational psychology is suitable to provide knowledge and insights into the development of T&H career research. This study contributes to fill the knowledge gap concerning career adaptation, career optimism and future career intention.

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Effects of career adaptability and career optimism on career intention of tourism and hospitality students

Wang,

Cheung,

Zhai

2023

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“…The OES-S and CAAS-USA Form were chosen for their relevance to career exploration and adaptability for both veteran and civilian populations. These constructs are essential components of Rudolph et al’s (2017) meta-analysis and previous research on veterans’ career adaptability (Oh, et al, 2021) and occupational engagement (Beach, 2018). Career adaptability is a core construct in career construction theory (Savickas, 1997, 2005) and the career construction model of adaptation (Savickas, 2013; Savickas & Porfeli, 2012).…”

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Measurement Invariance of the Occupational Engagement Scale – Student and Career Adapt-Abilities Scale across Veterans and Civilians

Ghosh

Niileksela

Grzesik

2022

Journal of Career Assessment

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Veterans of the U.S. military experience unique difficulties when reentering the civilian workforce, which may inform their post-military career development in different ways than civilians. The purpose of this study was to examine the measurement invariance of the Occupational Engagement Scale-Student (OES-S) and the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale-USA Form (CAAS) across adults with and without a military background. A sample of 418 U.S. military veterans and 411 civilians were recruited. Multiple group confirmatory factor analysis (MG-CFA) was used to examine factorial invariance of scores obtained from the OES-S and CAAS with veterans and civilians. Findings suggested the measures were invariant across veteran and civilian samples. These scales appear to measure the same constructs for veterans and civilians and can likely be used for veterans in both research and practice. Implications for career assessment and counseling are discussed.

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Exploring how institutionalized patriarchy relates to career outcomes among African women: evidence from Nigeria

Imhanrenialena,

Ebhotemhen,

Agbaeze

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Purpose Following the renewed interest to harness the full potential of African female employees in the workplace, this paper aims to explore how patriarchal behaviors relate to career adaptability, subjective career success and job satisfaction among women in Nigerian organizations. Design/methodology/approach A structured questionnaire was used in collecting quantitative data from 508 middle-level managers in Nigerian organizations. The hypotheses were tested with structural equation modeling. Findings Patriarchal-induced gendered work practices were found to have a significant negative influence on career adaptability among Nigerian career women. Contrary to expectations, patriarchal discrimination was found to have an insignificant negative influence on job satisfaction and subjective career success, suggesting that Nigerian career women still experience significant subjective career success and job satisfaction amid patriarchal practices in the workplace. Practical implications For female employees to possess significant career adaptability resources that will enable them to reconstruct their careers to match redesigned job functions in times of innovation in the workplace, organizations should reinvent their human resources (HR) policies that address patriarchal-induced gendered work practices in the workplace. Originality/value This current study extends research on how patriarchy affects female employees in African organizations from the traditional research focus of patriarchy and work-life balance relationships to the under-explored area of career experience among women. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first quantitative research that explores how patriarchy influences career adaptability resources, subjective career success and job satisfaction among Nigerian female employees.

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Leaving the military to work in civilian society: career adaptability by South Korean short- and mid-term veterans

Cited by 3 publications

References 54 publications

Effects of career adaptability and career optimism on career intention of tourism and hospitality students

Effects of career adaptability and career optimism on career intention of tourism and hospitality students

Measurement Invariance of the Occupational Engagement Scale – Student and Career Adapt-Abilities Scale across Veterans and Civilians

Exploring how institutionalized patriarchy relates to career outcomes among African women: evidence from Nigeria

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