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Differences in Promotion Stress across Career Stage and Orientation
Author(s) -
Carlson Dawn S.,
Rotondo Denise M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.1001
Subject(s) - promotion (chess) , feeling , psychology , stress (linguistics) , orientation (vector space) , career development , social psychology , anxiety , political science , linguistics , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , psychiatry , politics , law
Promotion stress is the experienced feelings of anxiety, concern, or tension with one's career reality in terms of the level one has reached in the organization. This study considers how promotion stress may differ depending on an individual's internal career orientation (balance, high, free, ahead, secure) as well as an individual's external, professional career stage (apprentice, colleague, mentor, sponsor). The results suggest no clear pattern of differences based on internal career orientation; however, there is a clear pattern with regard to external career stage such that as an individual progresses in his/her professional career, promotion stress decreases. Implications for research and practice are discussed. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.