Entrepreneurship, professionalism, leadership : a framework and measure for understanding boundaryless careers
We propose a person-centered framework for conceptualizing subjective careers in an increasingly boundaryless work context. Specifically, we argue that entrepreneurship, professionalism, and leadership (EPL) can serve as three key dimensions of subjective career space. We relate this framework to ea...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-993632023-05-19T06:44:40Z Entrepreneurship, professionalism, leadership : a framework and measure for understanding boundaryless careers Chan, Kim Yin Bedford, Olwen Gomulya, David Chernyshenko, Oleksandr S. Uy, Marilyn A. Phan, Wei Ming J. Ho, Moon-Ho Ringo Sam, Yoke Loo Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business::General::Careers and profession We propose a person-centered framework for conceptualizing subjective careers in an increasingly boundaryless work context. Specifically, we argue that entrepreneurship, professionalism, and leadership (EPL) can serve as three key dimensions of subjective career space. We relate this framework to earlier macro-level national and organizational career models proposed by Kanter (1989) and Schein (1978). Our empirical study involving 10,326 Singaporean university students demonstrated that entrepreneurial, professional, and leadership career aspirations (including motivations, efficacies, and intentions) can be measured independently, that these career dimensions are independent of vocational interests, and that they are to some degree viewed as competing career alternatives. We also show that EPL motivation profiles can operationalize the boundaryless and protean career concepts. Individuals concurrently high in entrepreneurial, professional, and leadership career motivations, and those high in entrepreneurial and leadership motivations are highest in boundaryless and self-directed career attitudes, while those primarily motivated for professional careers hold the most traditional career attitudes. We conclude by discussing the potential of the framework for understanding human resource issues at organizational and national levels and for enhancing the study of entrepreneurship, professionalism, and leadership. 2013-10-31T06:48:46Z 2019-12-06T20:06:28Z 2013-10-31T06:48:46Z 2019-12-06T20:06:28Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Chan, K. Y., Ho, M. H. R., Chernyshenko, O. S., Bedford, O., Uy, M. A., Gomulya, D., et al. (2012). Entrepreneurship, professionalism, leadership : a framework and measure for understanding boundaryless careers. Journal of vocational behavior, 81(1), 73-88. 0001-8791 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99363 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17132 10.1016/j.jvb.2012.05.001 164614 en Journal of vocational behavior |
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We propose a person-centered framework for conceptualizing subjective careers in an increasingly boundaryless work context. Specifically, we argue that entrepreneurship, professionalism, and leadership (EPL) can serve as three key dimensions of subjective career space. We relate this framework to earlier macro-level national and organizational career models proposed by Kanter (1989) and Schein (1978). Our empirical study involving 10,326 Singaporean university students demonstrated that entrepreneurial, professional, and leadership career aspirations (including motivations, efficacies, and intentions) can be measured independently, that these career dimensions are independent of vocational interests, and that they are to some degree viewed as competing career alternatives. We also show that EPL motivation profiles can operationalize the boundaryless and protean career concepts. Individuals concurrently high in entrepreneurial, professional, and leadership career motivations, and those high in entrepreneurial and leadership motivations are highest in boundaryless and self-directed career attitudes, while those primarily motivated for professional careers hold the most traditional career attitudes. We conclude by discussing the potential of the framework for understanding human resource issues at organizational and national levels and for enhancing the study of entrepreneurship, professionalism, and leadership. |
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