Employee perceptions of disruption knowledge: the influence on career attitudes and behaviors
Abstract
Purpose
The world of work is changing rapidly as a result of technology, with more workers being impacted by automation, the gig economy and temporary work contracts. This study focusses on how employees perceive their disruption knowledge and how this perception impacts their career planning, career satisfaction and training behaviors.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors use data from 1,516 employees across a broad range of industries and professions from the United States (n = 505), New Zealand (n = 505) and Australia (n = 506).
Findings
The authors find that an employee's knowledge and research into automation positively influence how employees plan their careers, their career satisfaction and their training behaviors. While career planning is positively related to career satisfaction and training behavior, career satisfaction is negatively related to training behaviors. The authors test mediation effects and find consistently significant indirect effects, and these findings are all largely replicated across the three countries.
Originality/value
This study highlights the importance of understanding the processes that employees go through when thinking about disruption knowledge, their careers and the impact on their training behaviors.
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Acknowledgements
Since acceptance of this article, the following author(s) have updated their affiliations: David Brougham is at the Massey Business School, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand and Jarrod Haar is at the Massey Business School, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand.
Citation
Brougham, D. and Haar, J. (2023), "Employee perceptions of disruption knowledge: the influence on career attitudes and behaviors", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-12-2022-0589
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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