...Laura F. Poteat; Kristen M. Shockley; Tammy D. Allen Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of commitment in the relationship between protégés’ anxious attachment styles and feedback behaviors of both mentors and protégés. Design/methodology/approach – Data...

...Ridhi Arora; Santosh Rangnekar Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the joint effects of personality (agreeableness and conscientiousness) and perceived supervisory career mentoring (SCM) on occupational commitment (OC) in the Indian context. In addition, the role of SCM support...

... development, but have only been regarded as salient in early career stages and to younger individuals. In this study, we argue that older employees’ commitment to and satisfaction in their organization will be associated with their perception of available role models. As predicted, the study finds that older...

... for both the individual and the organisation are indicated. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Redundancy Counselling Commitment Careers Management Organizational change Doherty et al. (1995) surveyed personnel/human resources staff in 113 UK financial services organisations, aiming...

...Eddie W.L. Cheng; Danny C.K. Ho This article examines a parsimonious model that specifies the effects of job involvement and career commitment on learning motivation and learning transfer, using structural equation modelling. The “best fitting” model is achieved because it has surpassed all...

...Ugur Yavas; Muzaffer Bodur This study, relying on a survey of managers on international assignments in Turkey, examines the relationships between expatriate managers satisfaction and commitment to their companies and assignments. The study furthermore seeks to identify the factors which relate...

... I do. I know it may sound ridiculous, but I never had anyone say they did not like the recognition and attention associated with receiving a token. When given sincerely, tokens reaffirm the individual’s importance and value to the organization. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Commitment...

... learning. The assumed mutuality which underpins orthodox accounts of the benefits that flow from ED is characterised by a return to learning which leads to greater flexibility, increased commitment and ultimately enhanced performance. Addresses some questions which appear to have been ignored in the desire...

...Albert S. King Explains that the crescendo effect in career motivation is the driving force behind employee participation, involvement and the lasting value of commitment. Undoubtedly, much of the corporate world has given up on career motivation and commitment since, on average, businesses lose...

...Albert S. King Describes the commitment cohesion exercise, which is an instrument that increases the understanding of employees’ attraction to “the ideal” or empowered organization. Suggests that managers and supervisors will find the exercise instrumental in surveying quality of work‐life problems...

... of the demographic and situational characteristics. However, the sample tended to be in early career (1‐10 years work experience), fairly young (average age about 30), married (about 66 per cent) but childless (66 per cent). © MCB UP Limited 1994 Career development Commitment Employment Management...

...Irene Hau‐siu Chow Describes the attitude of Chinese managers towards their work. Compares predictors of organizational commitment between Chinese managers in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Explores relationships between the perceived career prospects and organizational commitment. Considers...

... and the practical implication that employers should expect high levels of motivation from late career employees, whether they work full‐ or part‐time. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Careers Commitment Employees Morale Motivation Recognition ...