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How supervisory support for career development relates to subordinate work engagement and career outcomes: The moderating role of task proficiency
Author(s) -
Yang Fu,
Liu Jun,
Huang Xiaoyu,
Qian Jing,
Wang Ting,
Wang Zhen,
Yu Huiping
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
human resource management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.44
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1748-8583
pISSN - 0954-5395
DOI - 10.1111/1748-8583.12194
Subject(s) - moderation , supervisor , psychology , task (project management) , career development , work (physics) , work engagement , social psychology , applied psychology , conservation of resources theory , management , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics
Drawing on conservation of resources theory, this research investigates how and when supervisory support for career development relates to subordinate career outcomes. Using data collected from 228 supervisor–subordinate dyads across 3 phases, we proposed and examined a mediated moderation model in which the interaction between supervisory support for career development and task proficiency was mediated by work engagement in predicting career outcomes in terms of career satisfaction and promotability. Results showed that supervisory support for career development was positively related to career satisfaction and promotability. Results also supported the mediated moderation model. We outlined the theoretical contributions for future research and discussed the practical implications.