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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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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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