What Tomorrow Brings? Examining a Model of Antecedents of Career Expectations

• Autor(a) principal: Vasconcellos, Vinicius Carvalho de
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Neiva, Elaine Rabelo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: RAM. Revista de Administração Mackenzie
• Texto Completo: https://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/RAM/article/view/8517
• topic: Career. Expectations. Organizational future. Human resources. Well-being at work.; Carrera. Expectativas. Futuro organizacional. Recursos humanos. Bienestar en el trabajo.; Carreira. Expectativas. Futuro organizacional. Recursos humanos. Bem-estar no trabalho.

Objective: analyze if the perceptions about policies/practices on human resources management (HRM), well-being at work and expectations of organizational future act as antecedents of career expectations in the organization.Originality/Gap/Relevance/Implications: the question “What will my future be in this organization?” is a relevant part of working life. Thus, it is important to assess which variables influence future career expectations. Based on theoretical contributions and previous surveys about career, well-being and HRM, the model tested coordinates variables that are analyzed in isolate by literature.Key methodological aspects: in this quantitative survey, 305 professionals from a government agency completed an e-questionnaire with scales validated in Brazil. Data were analyzed through structural equations models.Summary of key findings: the effects of well-being at work and expected future in the organization on the career expectations were positive and moderate, in the first case, and strong in the second case. The effect of perceptions of HR policies/practices on career expectations was completely mediated by well-being at work and expectations of organizational future.Key remarks/conclusions: results support the relations theoretically conceived or found in previous qualitative surveys. In practical terms, data suggest that improving HR policies/practices can increase well-being at work and expectations of organizational future and, finally, foster positive career expectations in the organization. Considering that the research was limited to one organization, future investigations should analyze the model in other organizations.