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Author: Parsons, George E.
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Parsons, George E. |
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An Application of John Holland's Vocational Theory to an Empirical Study of Occupational Mobility of Men Age 45 to 59 Ph.D. Dissertation, The Ohio State University, 1971 Cohort(s): Older Men Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Duncan Index; Educational Attainment; Holland's Typology; Job Satisfaction; Mobility; Retirement/Retirement Planning; Vocational Guidance; Work Attitudes This investigation of the occupational movement and reasons for movement of men age 45 to 59, between their first and current jobs, specifically examines: (1) change and stability of various occupational personality types; (2) the effect of selected variables on change and stability or personality types; and (3) the relationship between job and personality types. The most significant implication of this study for career development research was that Holland's theory of vocational selection proved relevant to older men presently working in the labor force and to the study of occupational mobility. The theory also has strong implications for vocational retraining and counseling of men. |
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Parsons, George E. An Application of John Holland's Vocational Theory to an Empirical Study of Occupational Mobility of Men Age 45 to 59. Ph.D. Dissertation, The Ohio State University, 1971. |
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Parsons, George E. Wigtil, James V. |
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Occupational Mobility as Measured by Holland's Theory of Career Selection Journal of Vocational Behavior 5,3 (December 1974): 321-330. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0001879174900220 Cohort(s): Older Men Publisher: Academic Press, Inc. Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Holland's Typology; Job Patterns; Job Tenure; Labor Turnover; Mobility, Occupational This study examined occupational mobility as measured by Holland's theory of career selection and its relationship to older men in the work force. Stability was discussed in two distinct ways: (1) stability within a job, and (2) stability in the kind of work a man does over a career. In his research, Holland concluded that Realistic and Investigative personality types would change personality type less often and have more stable job choices in comparison to other personality types. The results of this study supported these findings to some extent, but also concluded that stability in a personality type was strongly influenced by the number of jobs available in a particular personality type and the structure of the labor market demand. In addition the results showed that psychological concepts seem to be more important in changing jobs than in selecting initial jobs. |
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Bibliography Citation
Parsons, George E. and James V. Wigtil. "Occupational Mobility as Measured by Holland's Theory of Career Selection." Journal of Vocational Behavior 5,3 (December 1974): 321-330.
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