TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine potential differences in identity commitment and career success perceptions between casually and permanently employed nurses. Specifically, it aims to investigate whether casually employed nurses have lower levels of commitment to their professional identity, as compared to permanently employed nurses, and whether this in turn negatively affects their perceptions of career success.Design/methodology/approach– Role identity theory was used to predict the career success perceptions of casually employed (n=181) versus permanently employed (n=476) nurses. Data were collected via a self‐report questionnaire.Findings– The data revealed that casual nurses had lower levels of identity commitment and more negative career success perceptions. Affective commitment fully mediated the relationship between employment status and subjective career success.Research limitations/implications– Future studies should test the replicability of these findings with longitudinal data.Originality/value– This paper provides novel insights to the temporary employment and careers literatures. Given the previously uncharted territory of understanding the role of identity in the career success perceptions of different categories of workers, it opens avenues for future research, while also answering theoretical questions about the identity and career consequences of temporary employment.
VL  - 16
IS  - 2
SN  - 1362-0436
DO  - 10.1108/13620431111115631
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13620431111115631
AU  - Allen Belinda C.
ED  - Nele De Cuyper
ED  - Hans De Witte
ED  - Hetty Van Emmerik
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - The role of professional identity commitment in understanding the relationship between casual employment and perceptions of career success
T2  - Career Development International
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 195
EP  - 216
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -