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Impact of Protean Career Attitudes on Career Outcomes via Job Crafting Behavior: A Serial Mediation Model

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  • Ahmad, Muhammad Bilal
  • Khan, Mubbsher Munawar
  • Aamir, Muhammad

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Purpose: The study proposes that the individuals with protean career attitudes employ best work practices through job crafting behaviors and attain desired career outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of protean career attitudes on career outcomes, i.e., Perceived Employability (PE) and Subjective Career Success (SCS) through job crafting behavior.Methodology: The study has a quantitative, deductive research design that mainly focuses on the testation of the hypotheses. This study has been conducted on full-time faculty members of public and private sector Universities of PakistanFindings: The data from the employees working in the universities of Pakistan revealed that PCA has a positive impact on individual career outcomes. It was also found that there exists a pathway of serial mediation from job crafting towards perceived employability to achieve career success. The individuals who craft their jobs are more likely to enhance their employability, ultimately leading to career success. The study highlights the importance of PCA and Job Crafting behaviors, yet un-explored phenomena, for the employees for career development.Implications: Employees who want to progress and develop their careers should actively engage in task crafting behavior in task crafting, relational crafting, or cognitive crafting.

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  • Ahmad, Muhammad Bilal & Khan, Mubbsher Munawar & Aamir, Muhammad, 2021. "Impact of Protean Career Attitudes on Career Outcomes via Job Crafting Behavior: A Serial Mediation Model," Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, CSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan, vol. 7(3), pages 785-799, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:src:jbsree:v:7:y:2021:i:3:p:785-799
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.26710/jbsee.v7i4.1922
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