The Career Transition Cycle: Antecedents and Consequences of Career Events

Abstract

This research addressed the meaning of the career transition cycle for the individual and the associated adjustment that occurs. Specifically, the influences that role perceptions and characteristics of career events have on adjustment difficulty, eagerness, and strain experienced by individuals going through career events were investigated. Questionnaire data from 1,301 Navy aviators who either recently had gone through one of six types of events (e.g., initial socialization, obtaining full membership, resignation, upward progression, lateral career moves, and retirement) or were about to go through such career events were analyzed. Louis' theoretical typology for the career events was supported.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA234101

Entities

People

  • Reginald A. Bruce

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Business Administration
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Employment
  • Factor Analysis
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Science
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Surveys

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Organizational Psychology.