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Why Do People Work? An Empirical Test of Hybrid Work Orientations

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  • Liliana Pitacho

    (Centro de Administração de Políticas Públicas, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas-Universidade Lisboa (ISCSP-UL), 1300-663 Lisboa, Portugal
    ISHIP—Transdisciplinary Research Center, Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, 8500-656 Portimão, Portugal)

  • Patrícia Jardim da Palma

    (Centro de Administração de Políticas Públicas, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas-Universidade Lisboa (ISCSP-UL), 1300-663 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Pedro Correia

    (Centro de Administração de Políticas Públicas, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas-Universidade Lisboa (ISCSP-UL), 1300-663 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Miguel Pereira Lopes

    (Centro de Administração de Políticas Públicas, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas-Universidade Lisboa (ISCSP-UL), 1300-663 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

The present study analyzed whether one’s work orientation can be organized into work orientation profiles beyond the three pure orientations of job, career, and calling. We tested the existence of these hybrid work orientations in a sample of 959 adults aged from 18 to 71 years old (M = 40.61, SD = 9.54). A cluster analysis showed that the best result consisted of four profiles: “Career-Calling”, “Career-Job”, “Pure Job”, and “Indifference”. Theoretical and practical implications of profile approach to the study of work orientations are discussed at the end.

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  • Liliana Pitacho & Patrícia Jardim da Palma & Pedro Correia & Miguel Pereira Lopes, 2021. "Why Do People Work? An Empirical Test of Hybrid Work Orientations," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-12, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:10:y:2021:i:8:p:284-:d:601504
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