Moving beyond job search quantity: Towards a conceptualization and self-regulatory framework of job search quality

被引:105
作者
Van Hooft, Edwin A. J. [1 ]
Wanberg, Connie R. [2 ]
van Hoye, Greet [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Amsterdam, Dept Psychol, Work & Org Psychol, NL-1018 XA Amsterdam, Netherlands
[2] Univ Minnesota, Carlson Sch Management, Undergrad Programs, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[3] Univ Ghent, Dept Personnel Management Work & Org Psychol, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
关键词
careers; motivation; human resource management; ACTION-STATE ORIENTATION; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; GOAL ORIENTATION; IMPLEMENTATION INTENTIONS; NONVERBAL-COMMUNICATION; CAREER EXPLORATION; CONSTRUCT-VALIDITY; PLANNED BEHAVIOR; FIELD EXPERIMENT; NEGATIVE AFFECT;
D O I
10.1177/2041386612456033
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Job seeking is an important aspect throughout people's careers. Extant theory and research has focused on one particular dimension of job search, that is, intensity/effort (i.e., job search quantity), posing that intensity/effort importantly affects employment success. The present conceptual paper extends job search theory by arguing for the importance of job search quality in explaining job search and employment success. We conceptualize job search quality as consisting of process quality and product/behavior quality, and propose that high-quality job search products/behaviors are more likely with a high-quality job search process. A four-phased cyclical self-regulatory model is presented, specifying the components of job search process quality. We build theory regarding the interrelations between quality components, the antecedents and outcomes of job search quality, and the moderators of these relations. This theory offers new and more detailed explanations for previous findings, directions for future research, and practical guidelines regarding (re) employment success and services.
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页数:38
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