Career commitment and subjective career success: the moderating role of career-enhancing strategies

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to test the moderating role of career-enhancing strategies (CESs) in the relationship between career commitment (CC) and subjective career success (CS).

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected from 217 full-time employees working for three different sectors in Ankara, Turkey. The participants were asked to respond to a self-reported survey. The hypotheses were tested using a hierarchical regression analysis.

Findings

The results indicated that CC had a significant and positive effect on subjective CS. Furthermore, the positive relationship between CC and subjective CS was stronger for employees with a high level of self-nomination and for employees with a high level of networking. However, creating career opportunities did not moderate the effects of CC on subjective CS.

Research limitations/implications

Because this study had a cross-sectional research design, causality cannot be established among the study variables.

Practical implications

The findings suggest a better understanding of the way CC is able to affect subjective CS through the networking and self-nomination CESs.

Originality/value

This study is original, in that no previous studies have investigated the moderating role of CESs in the relationship between CC and subjective CS.

Citation

Ekmekcioglu, E.B., Erdogan, M.Y. and Sokmen, A. (2020), "Career commitment and subjective career success: the moderating role of career-enhancing strategies", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 41 No. 8, pp. 1287-1305. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-07-2018-0230