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Career success: the effects of personality

Victor P. Lau (Department of Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong)
Margaret A. Shaffer (Department of Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong)

Career Development International

ISSN: 1362-0436

Article publication date: 1 July 1999

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Abstract

Based on social learning theories, this conceptual paper attempts to develop a theoretical framework and testable hypotheses linking the relationship between certain personality traits and career success. Although there has been a long history of exploring the effects of personality on career development, its importance appears to be underestimated, and it is time to revitalize the psychological view of career studies. In this paper, we propose that several personality traits (locus of control, self‐monitoring, self‐esteem, optimism, and machiavellianism) along with job performance and person‐environment fit are determinants of career success. In view of social learning theories, knowledge of this relationship is of practical and theoretical value for individuals, organizations, and career consultants.

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Lau, V.P. and Shaffer, M.A. (1999), "Career success: the effects of personality", Career Development International, Vol. 4 No. 4, pp. 225-231. https://doi.org/10.1108/13620439910270607

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