Career Development International: Volume 20 Issue 5

Engaging leadership in the job demands-resources model

Wilmar B. Schaufeli

The purpose of this paper is to integrate leadership into the job demands-resources (JD-R) model. Based on self-determination theory, it was argued that engaging leaders…

Psychological need fulfillment as a mediator of the relationship between transformational leadership and positive job attitudes

Jørn Hetland, Hilde Hetland, Arnold B. Bakker, Evangelia Demerouti, Cecilie S. Andreassen, Ståle Pallesen

The purpose of this paper is to explore the possible mediating role of need fulfilment in the relationship between transformational leadership and employee job attitudes…

Factors affecting the psychological distress among unemployed and re-employed individuals

Tarik Tuncay, Bugra Yildirim

The purpose of this paper is to examine coping strategies, social support, and psychological distress for comparable samples of unemployed (n=389) and re-employed (n=270…

The role of the spouse in managers’ family-related career sensemaking

Evgenia I. Lysova, Konstantin Korotov, Svetlana N. Khapova, Paul G. W. Jansen

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a growing body of literature on the role of family in managers’ career decision making. Specifically, the authors offer an…

Proactivity in career development of employees: The roles of proactive personality and cognitive complexity

Alfred Presbitero

Drawing on proactivity literature, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between employee’s proactive career planning (taking initiative to prepare…

Ethnic diversity and social capital in upward mobility systems: Problematizing the permeability of intra-organizational career boundaries

Carolin Ossenkop, Claartje J. Vinkenburg, Paul G. W. Jansen, Halleh Ghorashi

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the complex relationship between ethnic diversity, social capital, and objective career success in…