Unemployed people in search of a job: Reconsidering the role of search behavior

Šverko, Branimir; Galić, Zvonimir; Seršić, Darja Maslić; Galešić, Mirta

doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2007.11.006

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“…We controlled for several sample characteristics that have been found to co-vary with the variables examined in this study (e.g., Berntson & Näswall, 2010;Šverko et al, 2008;Wanberg, Hough, & Song, 2002): gender (0 = male, 1 = female), age (years), education (0 = up to high school, 1 = university) and length of unemployment (1 = up to one month, 2 = one to six months, 3 = six to twelve months, 4 = one to three years, 5 = more than three years).…”

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Searching for a Job on the Contemporary Labour Market: The Role of Dispositional Employability

Tomas¹,

Seršić

2017

Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

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By acknowledging the uncertainty and unpredictability of the job search process in an unemployment setting, the present study explored the predictive strength of dispositional employability in job search behaviours. Dispositional employability has been recognized as a potentially important personal resource that promotes job opportunities. However, it has rarely been assessed in an unemployment setting to date. According to recent employability models that differentiate between distal (i.e., personal strengths) and proximal (e.g., perceived employability) determinants of behaviour on the labour market, we hypothesized that: (i) dispositional employability relates positively to job search intensity and (ii) perception of one's employment possibilities (i.e., perceived employability) serves as an explanatory mechanism of this relationship. The hypothesized structural model was tested among a heterogeneous sample of 533 unemployed persons in Croatia. The results of structural equation modelling provided support for our hypotheses: dispositional employability related positively to job search intensity via perceived employability. Accordingly, nurturing dispositional employability may be beneficial for unemployed persons as it relates positively to engagement in job search behaviour.

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Searching for a Job on the Contemporary Labour Market: The Role of Dispositional Employability

Tomas¹,

Seršić

2017

Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

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“…Situational influences, as well as temporal aspects, also need to be considered. For example, Šverko, Galić and Seršić (2008) in their longitudinal study over 27 months suggested that demographical variables such as educational background take on a more dominant role in subsequent employment success amongst job searchers (β=.27, p<.01) than do proactive job search behaviors (β=.07, p<.01).…”

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Proactive work behavior: Forward-thinking and change-oriented action in organizations.

Bindl

Parker

2011

APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Vol 2: Selecting and Developing Members for the Organization.

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Proactive behavior at work is about making things happen. It involves self-initiated, anticipatory action aimed at changing either the situation or oneself. Examples include taking charge to improve work methods, proactive problem solving, using personal initiative, making i-deals, and proactive feedback seeking. In this chapter, we define proactive behavior and distinguish it from related concepts. We also identify higher-order categories of proactivity in the work place. We then summarize a model of the antecedents and outcomes of proactive behavior, as well as moderators of its effects on performance and other outcomes. We argue a review of this topic is timely given both academic developments and technological and social change occurring within the work place.

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“…Job search intensity indicates how often jobseekers during a certain period of time conduct certain job search activities, like going to job websites, discussing job possibilities with former employers, etc. Still, the explanatory power of job search intensity for reemployment chances is rather limited (Kanfer et al, 2001;Sverko et al, 2008;Vinokur & Schul, 2002;Wanberg et al, 2005;Wanberg et al, 2002). In this study, we use general job search theories (e.g.…”

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Why are unemployed aged fifty and over less likely to find a job? A decomposition analysis

Vansteenkiste

Deschacht

Sels

2015

Journal of Vocational Behavior

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Unemployed people in search of a job: Reconsidering the role of search behavior

Cited by 55 publications

References 35 publications

Searching for a Job on the Contemporary Labour Market: The Role of Dispositional Employability

Searching for a Job on the Contemporary Labour Market: The Role of Dispositional Employability

Proactive work behavior: Forward-thinking and change-oriented action in organizations.

Why are unemployed aged fifty and over less likely to find a job? A decomposition analysis

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