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Career self-management, perceived employability and employment success during university-to-work transitions: A Social Cognitive Career Theory perspective

Okay-Somerville, B. and Scholarios, D. (2015) Career self-management, perceived employability and employment success during university-to-work transitions: A Social Cognitive Career Theory perspective. Zarzadzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi = Human Resource Management, 107(6), pp. 33-60.

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Abstract

Adopting concepts from Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), the paper examines the role of various career self–management (CSM) behaviors in influencing job search self–efficacy and employment success for graduates during university–to–work transitions. It also considers barriers to employment conceptualized in perceived internal and external employability. Hypotheses were tested using data from UK graduates. The results show that most CSM measures are indirectly related to employment success. Moreover, one CSM behavior, networking, was more beneficial with respect to likelihood of job offers or being in employment for those who held poor perceived internal employability. The findings have theoretical and practical implications for the role of CSM on employment success during university–to–work transitions.

Item Type:	Articles (Other)
Keywords:	Career self-management, job search self-efficacy, employment success, university-to-work transitions, social cognitive career theory.
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:	Scholarios, Prof Dora and Okay-Somerville, Dr Belgin
Authors:	Okay-Somerville, B., and Scholarios, D.
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
College/School:	College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
Research Group:	Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour
Journal Name:	Zarzadzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi = Human Resource Management
Publisher:	Institute of Labor and Social Studies, Warsaw
ISSN:	1641-0874
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Deposit and Record Details

ID Code:	135211
Depositing User:	Dr Belgin Okay-Somerville
Datestamp:	24 Jan 2017 16:24
Last Modified:	20 Aug 2018 09:15
Date of acceptance:	1 December 2015
Date of first online publication:	2015
Date Deposited:	24 January 2017