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Reassessing the protean career concept: empirical findings, conceptual components, and measurement

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posted on 2014-04-02, 13:55 authored by Martin Gubler, John ArnoldJohn Arnold, Crispin CoombsCrispin Coombs
The protean career concept is a widely acknowledged contemporary career model, but conceptual and empirical analysis of the model is scarce. We provide an integrative literature review of empirical research and note that the research is hampered by inconsistent use of terminology and methodological limitations. First, we show that the two protean metacompetencies-adaptability and identity-have been relatively neglected as the research has evolved. Second, we describe how preexisting protean measures are limited in covering the full range of the concept. Finally, we draw on career theory to suggest four conceptual components as a basis for future model development and offer suggestions for research that tests the utility of the protean career concept in relation to other similar constructs. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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School

  • Business and Economics

Department

  • Business

Citation

GUBLER, M., ARNOLD, J. and COOMBS, C., 2013. Reassessing the protean career concept: empirical findings, conceptual components, and measurement. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 35 (S1), pp. S23-S40

Publisher

© John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

2013

Notes

This article was published in the serial Journal of Organizational Behavior [© John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.] The definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/job.1908

ISSN

0894-3796

eISSN

1099-1379

Language

  • en