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Life stage versus career stage: A comparative test of the theories of Levinson and Super
Author(s) -
Ornstein Suzyn,
Cron William L.,
Slocum John W.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.4030100203
Subject(s) - stage (stratigraphy) , psychology , test (biology) , stage theory , social psychology , career development , developmental psychology , paleontology , biology
Using survey data collected from 535 salespeople, a study comparing the career development models of Levinson el at. (1978) and Super (1957) was conducted. Support was found for both models. The Levinson et al. model is more closely related to individuals' career decisions, while the Supermodel is more closely related to individual's job attitudes. Implications and future directions are proposed.