Ch. 12: Adulthood Working and Relaxing Flashcards
Meaning-Mission Fit
Alignment between people’s personal intentions and their company’s mission
Career Construction Theory
Posits that people build careers through their own actions that result from the interface of their own personal characteristics and the social context
Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT)
People’s career choices are heavily influenced by their interests. Proposes career choice is a results of the application of Bandura’s social cognitive theory, especially the concept of self-efficacy
6 Main Factors of Social Cognitive Career Theory
Self-efficacy (belief in your abilities)
Outcome expectations
Interests
Choice Goals (what you want to achieve)
Supports (environmental helping factors)
Barriers (environmental blocking factors)
Vocational Maturity
Degree of congruence between people’s occupational behavior and what is expected of them at different ages
Super’s Five Developmental Tasks (Following Crystallization and Specification)
Implementation
Establishment
Maintenance
Deceleration
Retirement
Reality Shock
what you learn in the classroom does not always transfer directly into the “real world” and does not represent all you need to know
Developmental Coach
Individual who helps a person focus on their goals, motivations, and aspirations to help them achieve focus and apply them appropriately
Psychological Capital Theory
Notion that having a positive outlook improves processes and outcomes
Alienation
when workers feel what they are doing is meaningless and their efforts are devalued, or when they do not see the connection between what they do and the final product
Vallerand’s Passion Model
Proposes people develop passion toward enjoyable activities that are incorporated into identity. Two kinds of passion: obsessive and harmonious.
Glass Cliff
When a woman’s leadership position in an organization is precarious. Ex: women execs often hired when company is troubled and then fired for not turning around fast enough.
Boomerang Employees
Individuals who terminate employment at one point in time but return to work in the same organization at a future time. Often called in as “consultants” without access to same benefits.
Career Plateauing
when there is a lack of challenge in the job or promotional opportunity in the organization or when a person decides not to seek advancement
