Relationship between protean career orientation and work-life balance: A resource perspective

Despite the commonly held belief that a protean career orientation (PCO) enables employees to achieve more balance in their lives, little is known about the relationship between PCO and work–life balance. Using two waves of data collection separated by 2.5 years, this study examined the relationship...

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Published in:Journal of organizational behavior 2015-05, Vol.36 (4), p.538-560
Main Authors: Direnzo, Marco, Greenhaus, Jeffrey, Weer, Christy H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arbeit
Beschäftigungsfähigkeit
Capital
Career development planning
Careers
Correlation analysis
employability
Gleichgewicht
Hochschulabsolvent
Humankapital
Karriereplanung
Leben
Lebensplanung
Organizational behavior
protean career orientation
Psychischer Faktor
Research Article
resources
Selbstbestimmung
Social capital
Sozialkapital
Statistical methods
Studies
USA
whole-life perspective
Work life balance
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Summary:Despite the commonly held belief that a protean career orientation (PCO) enables employees to achieve more balance in their lives, little is known about the relationship between PCO and work–life balance. Using two waves of data collection separated by 2.5 years, this study examined the relationship between PCO and work–life balance among a sample of 367 college-educated employees in the United States. Analysis was conducted to empirically distinguish PCO from conceptually related constructs, and structural equation modeling was used to examine the process that explains the linkage between PCO and balance. We found that PCO was positively related to work–life balance. We also found support for the role of several resources (social capital, psychological capital, and perceived employability) that explain the relationship between PCO and balance. In particular, PCO was associated with extensive career planning activities that were related to the accumulation of three forms of career capital—human capital, social capital, and psychological capital. In turn, social capital and psychological capital were associated with high employability, which was related to greater work–life balance for individuals who take a whole-life perspective on their careers. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of the findings and provide suggestions for future research.
ISSN:1099-1379
0894-3796
0142-2774
1099-1379
DOI:10.1002/job.1996