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dc.contributor.authorRossenkhan, Zubeida
dc.contributor.authorAu, Wee Chan
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Pervaiz Khalid
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T06:32:09Z
dc.date.available2025-01-10T06:32:09Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationRossenkhan, Z. and Au, W.C. and Ahmed, P.K. 2021. Unbundling subjective career success: a sequential mediation analysis. European Business Review. 33 (1): pp. 60-79.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96802
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/EBR-09-2019-0197
dc.description.abstract

Purpose – This study aims to contribute to subjective career success (SCS) literature using sequential mediation modeling to interrogate the inter-relationships between dimensions of SCS, including interpersonal success, financial success, job success and hierarchical success. In doing so, the research provides a nuanced understanding of career behavior among young adults using the perspective of a non-western developing context. Design/methodology/approach – The study is operationalized using 342 survey questionnaires from Malaysian young working adults (18-34 years). Partial least square structural equation modeling is used as the main analytic tool. Findings – The results of the study revealed that dimensions of SCS were related in a sequential mediating manner. Specifically, an individual’s interpersonal success is the foundation for one to accomplish job tasks (job success), which then leads to increased prospects for promotion (hierarchical success) and subsequently financial success. Practical implications – These findings highlight the importance of interpersonal success as a foundation of career success and provide evidence for the study recommendation to support young working adults in building interpersonal relationships, which will help realize other forms of career success. However, the establishment of a sequential mediation pathway suggests that developing relationships alone are not sufficient. Study roles and tasks must also be designed to align with individuals’ personal goals for advancement and success. Originality/value – The research contributes to knowledge on understanding career behavior specifically relating to the dynamics and complexities of SCS. The study sheds light on the potential limitation of operationalizing SCS as a multi-dimensional aggregate construct and provides empirical support for the proposed sequential mediation model of SCS.

dc.titleUnbundling subjective career success: a sequential mediation analysis
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume33
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage60
dcterms.source.endPage79
dcterms.source.issn0955-534X
dcterms.source.titleEuropean Business Review
dc.date.updated2025-01-10T06:32:08Z
curtin.departmentOffice of Global Curtin
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.facultyGlobal Curtin
curtin.contributor.orcidRossenkhan, Zubeida [0000-0001-8422-0497]
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