What Tomorrow Brings? Examining a Model of Antecedents of Career Expectations

Authors

  • Vinicius Carvalho de Vasconcellos Gerência de Recursos Humanos - Petrobras S.A.
  • Elaine Rabelo Neiva Faculdade de Administração, Economia, Contabilidade e Ciências da Informação e Documentação da Universidade de Brasília.

Keywords:

Career. Expectations. Organizational future. Human resources. Well-being at work.

Abstract

Objective: analyze if the perceptions about policies/practices on human resources management (HRM), well-being at work and expectations of organizational future act as antecedents of career expectations in the organization.

Originality/Gap/Relevance/Implications: the question “What will my future be in this organization?” is a relevant part of working life. Thus, it is important to assess which variables influence future career expectations. Based on theoretical contributions and previous surveys about career, well-being and HRM, the model tested coordinates variables that are analyzed in isolate by literature.

Key methodological aspects: in this quantitative survey, 305 professionals from a government agency completed an e-questionnaire with scales validated in Brazil. Data were analyzed through structural equations models.

Summary of key findings: the effects of well-being at work and expected future in the organization on the career expectations were positive and moderate, in the first case, and strong in the second case. The effect of perceptions of HR policies/practices on career expectations was completely mediated by well-being at work and expectations of organizational future.

Key remarks/conclusions: results support the relations theoretically conceived or found in previous qualitative surveys. In practical terms, data suggest that improving HR policies/practices can increase well-being at work and expectations of organizational future and, finally, foster positive career expectations in the organization. Considering that the research was limited to one organization, future investigations should analyze the model in other organizations.

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Author Biographies

Vinicius Carvalho de Vasconcellos, Gerência de Recursos Humanos - Petrobras S.A.

Doutor em Psicologia Social, do Trabalho e das Organizações pela Universidade de Brasília. Trabalha atualmente como consultor interno na Gerência de Recursos Humanos da Petrobras.

Elaine Rabelo Neiva, Faculdade de Administração, Economia, Contabilidade e Ciências da Informação e Documentação da Universidade de Brasília.

Doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade de Brasília com Estágio Doutoral na Universidade Complutense de Madri. Atualmente leciona na Faculdade de Administração, Economia, Contabilidade e Ciências da Informação e Documentação da Universidade de Brasília.

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Published

2016-11-16

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 5 (2016)

Section

Human and Social Management

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