Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Career Concerns, Career Satisfaction and Career Wellbeing as Contemporary Human Resources Management Issues: Theoretical Perspective

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Theory, Research and Dynamics of Career Wellbeing

Abstract

Since the contemporary world of work is departmentalised for efficient and effective functioning, individuals with certain similar competencies and skills are deliberately grouped in units and divisions. Consequently, the terms specialisation and professionalism have emerged, which in turn have given birth to various career-related concepts. Career concerns, career satisfaction and career wellbeing are notable career-related concepts presently attracting the attention of scholars and practitioners, especially in the fields of industrial/organisational psychology and business management. The career concepts of concerns, satisfaction and wellbeing are regarded as important because of their dynamic nature and significant impact on individual employees, employers, corporate organisations, and the national economy. Although career concerns, career satisfaction and career wellbeing are interrelated and generic across the sectorial divisions, variations are often experienced, probably because of individual differences and the nature of the three concepts. The objective of this chapter is to explore the relationship between career concerns, career satisfaction and career wellbeing.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Alio, P. A. (2017). Identifying, prioritizing and addressing client needs: Strategies for home visitors. University of Rochester Medical Center, NYS Maternal & Infant Health Center of Excellence, Rochester, NY 14642.

    Google Scholar 

  • Alva, R., & Lobo, M. E. (2016). Job and career satisfaction among Indian physiotherapists: A preliminary survey. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 23(2), 75–80.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Arnold, J. (2011). 21st century career concepts: Magic, measurement, and career capital. The Psychologist, 21, 106–109.

    Google Scholar 

  • Baek-Kyoo, B. J., & Sunyoung, P. (2010). Career satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intention: The effects of goal orientation, organizational learning culture and developmental feedback. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 3(6), 482–500.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bal, E. A., Arikan, S. Ç., & ÇaliÅŸkan, S. C. (2016). Personality, values and career concerns as individual antecedents of workplace influence tactics. Global Media Journal TR Edition, 7(13), 63–85.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bandura, A. (1977). Social learning theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. New York: Freeman.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bester, S. M. (2018). Towards constructing a psychosocial model of career wellbeing for the South African Working Adult. Doctorate Degree thesis, Department of Industrial Psychology, University of South Africa.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chamorro-Premuzic, T. (2017). The talent delusion: Why data, not intuition, is the key to unlocking human potential. Piatkus: London, UK.

    Google Scholar 

  • Code, M. (2004). Adolescent perceptions of career concern and how these perceptions change from grades 7 through 12. Master’s Thesis, University of Lethbridge.

    Google Scholar 

  • Coetzee, M. (2016). Adaptive behaviour in the workplace: Psycho-social career preoccupations and openness to technological change. In V. Martin (Ed.), Career Development: Theories, Practices and Challenges (pp. 63–78). New York: Nova Science Publishers Inc.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cotton, P., & Hart, P. M. (2003). Occupational wellbeing and performance: A review of organizational health research. Australian Psychologist, 38(2), 118–127.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Daniels, L. M., Stewart, T. L., Stupnisky, R. H., Perry, R. P., & Verso, T. L. (2011). Relieving career anxiety and indecision: The role of undergraduate students’ perceived control and faculty affiliations. Social Psychology of Education, 14(3), 409–426.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Davis, B. (2015). The difference between job satisfaction and career contentment: Career tips. Forbes School of Business, Ashford University.

    Google Scholar 

  • DomagaÅ‚a, A., Peña-Sánchez, J.N., & Dubas-Jakóbczyk, K. (2018). Satisfaction of physicians working in polish hospitals—A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15: 2640. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122640.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dries, S., & Coetzee, M. (2010). An overview of industrial and organisational psychology research in South Africa: A preliminary study. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 36(1). https://doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v36i1.903.

  • Essary, A. C., Bernard, K. S., Coplan, B., Dehn, R., Forister, J. G., Smith, N. E., & Valentin, V. L. (2018). Burnout and job and career satisfaction in the physician assistant profession. A review of the literature. NAM Perspectives. Discussion Paper. National Academy of Medicine, Washington, DC.

    Google Scholar 

  • Evarist, A. (2018). Adolescent trauma and psychosocial wellbeing in Entebbe-Uganda. Universal Journal of Psychology 6(3): 67–79. http://www.hrpub.org, https://doi.org/10.13189/ujp.2018.06030.

  • Giragama, K. W. K. M. W., & Sooriyabandara, W. M. S. L. H (2017). Factors affecting the career development of staff in the banking sector: A case study of a private bank of Sri Lanka. Proceeding of the 4th International Conference on Social Sciences, 4, 28–41.

    Google Scholar 

  • Halcomb, E., Smyth, E., & Mclnnes, S. (2018). Job Satisfaction and career intentions of registered nurses in primary health care: an integrative review. BMC Fam Pract, 19.

    Google Scholar 

  • Holland, J. H. (1997). Making vocational choices: A theory of vocational personalities and work environments (3rd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

    Google Scholar 

  • Holland, J. L. (1985). Making vocational choices: A theory of vocational personalities and work environments (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hsu, M. S., & Tsai, Y. Y. (2014). Career satisfaction and organizational commitment among hotel employees in Taiwan. Journal of Hotel and Business Management, 3, 107. https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000107.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Huitt, W. (2007). Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Educational Psychology Interactive. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hutchison, B. (2015). Advocating workers-within-environment: A critical perspective for addressing career concerns. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 54, 236–246.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kidd, J. M. (2008). Exploring the components of career wellbeing and the emotions associated with significant career experiences. Journal of Career Development, 35, 166–186.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lent, R. W. (2005). A social cognitive view of career development and counseling. In S. D. Brown & R. T. Lent (Eds.), Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work (pp. 101–127). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lent, R. W., Brown, S. D., & Hackett, G. (2002). Social cognitive career theory. In D. Brown & Associate (Eds.), Career choice and development (4th ed., pp. 255–311). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

    Google Scholar 

  • Leung, S. A. (2008). The big five career theories. International Handbook of Career Guidance, 115–132.

    Google Scholar 

  • Leutner, F. & Chamorro-Premuzic, T. (2018). Stronger together: Personality, intelligence and the assessment of career potential. Journal of Intelligence, 6(49). https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence6040049.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lim, V. K. G., & Teo, T. S. H. (1999). Occupational stress and IT personnel in Singapore: Factorial dimensions and differential effects. International Journal of Information Management, 19(277), 291.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lounsbury, J. W., Moffitt, L., Gibson, L. W., Drost, A. W., & Stevens, M. (2007). An investigation of personality traits in relation to job and career satisfaction of information technology professionals. Journal of Information Technology, 1(1), 1–10.

    Google Scholar 

  • Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370–396.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Maslow, A. H. (1987). Motivation and personality (3rd ed.). Delhi, India: Pearson Education.

    Google Scholar 

  • McLeod, S. A. (2018). Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Retrieved from https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html.

  • Mehta, E. (2016). Literature review on HR practice in banking sector. International Research Journal of Engineering, IT & Scientific Research, 2(7), 90–97.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mitonga-Monga, J., Flotman, A.-P., & Cilliers, F. (2018). Job satisfaction and its relationship with organisational commitment: A Democratic Republic of Congo organisational perspective. Acta Commercii, 18(1), a578. https://doi.org/10.4102/ac.v18i1.578.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nawaz, M. S., & Pangil, F. (2016). Career concern as predictor of turnover intention: Empirical evidence from education industry. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences, 4(2), 505–512.

    Google Scholar 

  • Potgieter, I. L., Coetzee, M., & Ferreira, N. (2018). The role of career concerns and workplace friendship in the job embeddedness–retention practices satisfaction link. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 44, a1519. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v44i0.1519.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rath, T., & Harter, J. (2010). Wellbeing: The five essential elements. New York: Gallup Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sarna, M. & Strawn, J. (2017). Career pathways implementation synthesis. Report submitted to U.S. Department of Labor, Chief Evaluation Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • Smail, S. (2017). Graduate employability capacities, self-esteem and career adaptability among South African young adults. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 43, a1396. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v43i0.1396.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Spurk, D., Abele, A. E., & Volmer, J. (2014). The career satisfaction scale in context: A test for measurement invariance across four occupational groups. Journal of Career Assessment, 1–19.

    Google Scholar 

  • Super, D. E., & Bachrach, P. B. (1957). Scientific careers and vocational development theory. New York: Teachers College, Bureau of Publication.

    Google Scholar 

  • Super, D. E., & Bohn, M. J., Jr. (1970). Occupational psychology. Belmont CA: Wadsworth.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tsoi M., Teitge, B. D., Madan, C. R., & Francescutti, L. H. (2016). Personal values influencing career path in academic medicine. F1000Research, 5:1903.

    Google Scholar 

  • Yap, M., Cukier, W., Holmes, M. R., & Hanna, C. (2010). Career satisfaction: A look behind the races. Departement Des Relations Industrielles, Université Laval—ISSN 0034-379X—RI/IR, 65(4): 584-608.

    Google Scholar 

  • Yap, M., Holmes, M.R., Hanna, C., & Cukier, W. (2013). Correlates of career satisfaction in Canada—the Immigrants’ Experience. International Migration and Integration. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-012-0268-y

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yousefi, Z., Abedi, M., Baghban, I., Eatemadi, O., & Abedi, A. (2011). Personal and situational variables, and career concerns: Predicting career adaptability in young adults. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 14(1), 263–271.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

    John Kolawole Aderibigbe & Tendai Chimucheka

Authors
  1. John Kolawole Aderibigbe
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Tendai Chimucheka
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Tendai Chimucheka .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Human Resource Management, University of South Africa, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

    Ingrid L. Potgieter

  2. Department of Human Resource Management, University of South Africa, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

    Nadia Ferreira

  3. Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of South Africa, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

    Melinde Coetzee

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Aderibigbe, J.K., Chimucheka, T. (2019). Career Concerns, Career Satisfaction and Career Wellbeing as Contemporary Human Resources Management Issues: Theoretical Perspective. In: Potgieter, I., Ferreira, N., Coetzee, M. (eds) Theory, Research and Dynamics of Career Wellbeing . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28180-9_9

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation