<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The main objective of this paper is to study individuals’ attitude towards mobility both psychological and physical and the behavioural paths that people may use to experience career success. In a structural equation model, we consider boundaryless career attitudes and the mediating role of career management behaviours to career outcomes. Psychological mobility appears to be a better predictor of career satisfaction and career advancement than physical mobility. All career strategies have a positive effect on career advancement, except for extended work involvement. Relationships oriented career strategies are not linked with career satisfaction. Physically mobile people adopt to a lesser extent relationship- oriented career strategies. Our results showed that people with a psychological mobility attitude are more likely to achieve career satisfaction through remaining flexible in their career. This knowledge is very important for practitioners and managers working with psychologically mobile personnel, as it underlines the need for employers to provide opportunities for training, skill development and challenging work. The study adds to the existing literature in that it provides empirical evidence regarding the career behavioural paths individuals with a boundaryless career attitude may use when they expect to advance their careers. Our findings help us understand better the psychological mobility attitude which has been examined less in the literature.</p></abstract>

The main objective of this paper is to study individuals’ attitude towards mobility both psychological and physical and the behavioural paths that people may use to experience career success. In a structural equation model, we consider boundaryless career attitudes and the mediating role of career management behaviours to career outcomes. Psychological mobility appears to be a better predictor of career satisfaction and career advancement than physical mobility. All career strategies have a positive effect on career advancement, except for extended work involvement. Relationships oriented career strategies are not linked with career satisfaction. Physically mobile people adopt to a lesser extent relationship- oriented career strategies. Our results showed that people with a psychological mobility attitude are more likely to achieve career satisfaction through remaining flexible in their career. This knowledge is very important for practitioners and managers working with psychologically mobile personnel, as it underlines the need for employers to provide opportunities for training, skill development and challenging work. The study adds to the existing literature in that it provides empirical evidence regarding the career behavioural paths individuals with a boundaryless career attitude may use when they expect to advance their careers. Our findings help us understand better the psychological mobility attitude which has been examined less in the literature.

Boundaryless Career and Career Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Individual Career Management Behaviours

University of Economics and Business, Athens,

Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business

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The main objective of this paper is to study individuals’ attitude towards mobility both psychological and physical and the behavioural paths that people may...

Boundaryless Career and Career Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Individual Career Management Behaviours

Published Online: Dec 22, 2016

Page range: 71 - 98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/zireb-2016-0014

Keywords
Career Attitudes, Career Strategies, Career Satisfaction, Career Success, Boundaryless Career

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Boundaryless Career and Career Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Individual Career Management Behaviours

Published Online: Dec 22, 2016

Page range: 71 - 98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/zireb-2016-0014

KeywordsCareer Attitudes, Career Strategies, Career Satisfaction, Career Success, Boundaryless Career

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Career Attitudes, Career Strategies, Career Satisfaction, Career Success, Boundaryless Career