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Publication date: 1 May 1989

Leo Schellekens

Africa′s economic decline over the period since most countriesbecame independent is discussed, and suggestions are offered to make theAfrican management institutions more…

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Africa′s economic decline over the period since most countries became independent is discussed, and suggestions are offered to make the African management institutions more client‐oriented, such as offering more accessible courses to potential trainees. Existing institutions and their philosophies are described.

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Journal of Management Development, vol. 8 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0262-1711

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Publication date: 31 May 2024

Milad Jannesari, Sherry E. Sullivan and Yehuda Baruch

The increasing complexity of global labor markets and work environments has made the school-to-work transition more difficult. We explore factors that influence important career…

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Purpose

The increasing complexity of global labor markets and work environments has made the school-to-work transition more difficult. We explore factors that influence important career outcomes for young adults in China as they transition from their university to the labor market. Specifically, we examine how protean career orientation, self-perceived employability, mother’s and father’s career support and human capital (English language proficiency) may influence career satisfaction and employment status during adulthood.

Design/methodology/approach

We collected survey data in two waves, six months apart, and obtained English proficiency ratings from university records.

Findings

Father’s and mother’s career support was significantly associated with protean career orientation and protean career orientation was significantly related to self-perceived employability. Self-perceived employability was significantly associated with career satisfaction and employment status. The career support-career satisfaction and career support-employment status relationships were fully mediated by protean career orientation and self-perceived employability. Contrary to expectations, the human capital variable of English language proficiency did not moderate the serial mediation involving either career satisfaction or employment status.

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By integrating protean career theory, human capital theory and research on parental support, we offer an interdisciplinary contribution to the school-to-work transition literature. We also advance protean career theory by studying it as a mediating variable and by examining parental support as an antecedent of it.

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Career Development International, vol. 29 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1362-0436

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