When is a career transition successful? a systematic literature review and outlook (1980–2022)

Frontiers in Psychology

Psychology

Zi An Galvyn Goh¹  Dinithi N. Jayasekara¹  Cheryl J. Tang¹  Assel Mussagulova²  Samuel Chng² 

[1] Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore;null;

关键词: career transition;    career pathway;    systematic review;    career development;    career taxonomy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1141202

 received in 2023-01-10, accepted in 2023-04-28,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

A definition of career transitions was initially proposed by Louis in 1980. The pace of career transitions has since increased, unraveling traditional linear career pathways. Despite this, we have inadequate knowledge about what defines successful career transitions. Hence, we conducted a systematic review of the scholarship to understand how career transition success is operationalized and to identify research gaps and directions. We identified and reviewed 244 articles published from 1980 to 2022. We found that career transition success outcomes studied fall under the self-referent category, with the outcomes in the other-referent category absent. Further, most studies rely on a mix of objective and subjective success criteria, with no study considering possible interactions between the two. The review revealed a fragmented scholarship of career transition success and an urgency to broaden investigations of career transition success criteria given rapidly evolving employment trends globally.

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