Career aspirations and career success among managers in the Malaysian public sector.

The study examined dimensions and levels of career aspirations and their relationships with objective and subjective career success among managers in the Malaysian public sector. The findings revealed heterogeneity of managers’ career aspirations, and therefore, suggest that the respondents were mo...

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Main Authors: Mohd Rasdi, Roziah, Ismail, Maimunah, Uli, Jegak, Mohd Noah, Sidek
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7499/
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Ismail, Maimunah
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Mohd Noah, Sidek
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description The study examined dimensions and levels of career aspirations and their relationships with objective and subjective career success among managers in the Malaysian public sector. The findings revealed heterogeneity of managers’ career aspirations, and therefore, suggest that the respondents were mostly aspired in managerial competence, job security, and sense of service. Further analyses showed that overall career aspirations were not significantly related with objective career success component such as monthly gross incomes and number of promotions. However, objective career success was only positively correlated with managerial competence and technical-functional competence, and negatively correlated with job security. On the other hand, overall career aspirations were significantly related with subjective career success. Besides that, managerial competence, pure challenge, sense of service and entrepreneurial creativity were significantly correlated with subjective career success. Implications for management and suggestions for future research are put forward.
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spelling upm-74992015-10-22T06:01:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7499/ Career aspirations and career success among managers in the Malaysian public sector. Mohd Rasdi, Roziah Ismail, Maimunah Uli, Jegak Mohd Noah, Sidek The study examined dimensions and levels of career aspirations and their relationships with objective and subjective career success among managers in the Malaysian public sector. The findings revealed heterogeneity of managers’ career aspirations, and therefore, suggest that the respondents were mostly aspired in managerial competence, job security, and sense of service. Further analyses showed that overall career aspirations were not significantly related with objective career success component such as monthly gross incomes and number of promotions. However, objective career success was only positively correlated with managerial competence and technical-functional competence, and negatively correlated with job security. On the other hand, overall career aspirations were significantly related with subjective career success. Besides that, managerial competence, pure challenge, sense of service and entrepreneurial creativity were significantly correlated with subjective career success. Implications for management and suggestions for future research are put forward. EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7499/1/Career%20aspirations%20and%20career%20success%20among%20managers%20in%20the%20Malaysian%20public%20sector.pdf Mohd Rasdi, Roziah and Ismail, Maimunah and Uli, Jegak and Mohd Noah, Sidek (2009) Career aspirations and career success among managers in the Malaysian public sector. Research Journal of International Studies, 9 (3). pp. 21-35. ISSN 1453-212X http://www.eurojournals.com/rjis_9_03.pdf English
spellingShingle Mohd Rasdi, Roziah
Ismail, Maimunah
Uli, Jegak
Mohd Noah, Sidek
Career aspirations and career success among managers in the Malaysian public sector.
title Career aspirations and career success among managers in the Malaysian public sector.
title_full Career aspirations and career success among managers in the Malaysian public sector.
title_fullStr Career aspirations and career success among managers in the Malaysian public sector.
title_full_unstemmed Career aspirations and career success among managers in the Malaysian public sector.
title_short Career aspirations and career success among managers in the Malaysian public sector.
title_sort career aspirations and career success among managers in the malaysian public sector.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7499/
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