The role of work life balance in the effect of boundaryless career and protean career attitudes on subjective career success

Year 2023, Volume: 12 Issue: 1, 97 - 117, 30.06.2023

Selver Kurtuldu , Ayşe Oya Özçelik

https://doi.org/10.47934/tife.12.01.05

Abstract

In conjunction with the rise of new career approaches such as boundaryless career and protean career in today's working life, the subjective aspect of career success has begun to be emphasized in boundaryless career and protean career approaches, unlike the traditional career approach that emphasizes the objective aspect of career success. In this direction, the effect of boundaryless career and protean career attitudes on subjective career success was examined in this study. In addition, whether the work-life balance has a moderator role on this effect has been examined. Research data were collected from 400 white-collar employees who work in private sector enterprises in Istanbul and have at least five years of work experience. To test the hypotheses; hierarchical regression analysis was performed using the SPSS program. As a result of the study, the moderator role of work-life balance on the effect of boundaryless career attitude and protean career attitude on subjective career success has been determined.

Keywords

Boundaryless and protean career, subjective career success, work-life balance

Sınırsınız kariyer ve değişken kariyer tutumlarının sübjektif kariyer başarsına etkisinde iş yaşam dengesinin rolü

Abstract

Günümüz çalışma yaşamında sınırsız kariyer ve değişken kariyer gibi yeni kariyer yaklaşımlarının yükselişe geçmesiyle birlikte kariyer başarısının objektif yönüne vurgu yapan geleneksel kariyer anlayışından farklı olarak sınırsız kariyer ve değişken kariyer yaklaşımlarında kariyer başarısının sübjektif yönüne vurgu yapılmaya başlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda bu çalışmada sınırsız kariyer ve değişken kariyer tutumlarının sübjektif kariyer başarısı üzerindeki etkisi incelenmiştir. Ayrıca bu etki üzerinde iş yaşam dengesinin düzenleyici rolü incelenmiştir. Araştırma verileri İstanbul ilinde özel sektör işletmelerinde çalışan ve en az beş yıl iş tecrübesine sahip olan 400 beyaz yakalı çalışandan toplanmıştır. Araştırma modelinin test edilmesinde SPSS programı kullanılarak hiyerarşik regresyon analizi yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları, çalışanların sınırsız kariyer ve değişken kariyer tutumlarının, sübjektif kariyer başarısı üzerinde pozitif yönde etkili olduğunu ve bu ilişkide iş yaşam dengesinin düzenleyici bir rol oynadığını göstermektedir.

Keywords

Sınırsız ve değişken kariyer, sübjektif kariyer başarısı, iş yaşam dengesi

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