Purpose – This study aims to investigate the relationship of mentoring provided with career success and organizational commitment in the general managerial population. Design/methodology/approach – Participants were 194 native British who were employed in a variety of jobs, professions and...

Purpose – This study aims to examine the relationship between job search self‐efficacy, employment goals, job search planning, job search behaviors and effort allocated to job search. Design/methodology/approach – The authors expected that employment goals would mediate the effect of job...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the under‐researched subject of the role of mentoring relationships within and outside of organizational boundaries as individuals make the career transition from being a corporate employee to becoming an entrepreneur....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine expatriates' developmental networks in terms of their structure and content. Design/methodology/approach – The study employed in‐depth interviews with 64 expatriate professionals and managers in Singapore and China. Findings – The study...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore how highly skilled women workers in Sri Lanka navigate organizational contexts via different modes of engagement in pursuit of hierarchical advancement. The purpose is to contribute new insights into existing understandings of women's careers in diverse...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine factors that predict industry‐level career change among MBA graduates. Design/methodology/approach – The study analyzed longitudinal data from the Management Education Research Institute (MERI)'s Global MBA Graduate Survey Dataset and MBA...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest a comprehensive framework to elucidate the relationship between personality and networking. Using the Five Factor Model as a framework, the paper aims to argue that traits tapping into social (i.e. extraversion, agreeableness) and informational...

Purpose – Previous research has demonstrated the positive impact of relocation mobility on career success. Based on conservation‐of‐resources theory and knowledge about resistance to change, this study aims to explore the role of personality dispositions and social orientations in...

Purpose – The purpose of this investigation is to identify and examine the tactics and upward mobility strategies utilized by individuals who advanced into leadership positions. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on both narrative, consensual qualitative research (CQR) and empirical...

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on a career perspective to investigate the association between employee experience of job insecurity and work‐related behaviors, specifically discretionary extra‐role and impression management behaviors. A second purpose is to analyze the interaction...