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TOWARD AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF WORK EXPERIENCE
Author(s) -
TESLUK PAUL E.,
JACOBS RICK R.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1998.tb00728.x
Subject(s) - nomological network , construct (python library) , psychology , seniority , variety (cybernetics) , work (physics) , resource (disambiguation) , knowledge management , human resources , social psychology , computer science , structural equation modeling , management , artificial intelligence , computer network , mechanical engineering , machine learning , political science , law , economics , programming language , engineering
Work experience and related concepts such as tenure and seniority have been and continue to be used extensively in a variety of human resource functions. However, research on experience has proceeded without a clear theoretical orientation, adequate consideration of contextual and individual factors, and appropriate attention to measurement and design. These issues are addressed and a model of the work experience construct is offered. Work experience is described as consisting of qualitative and quantitative components that exist at different levels of specification and which interact and accrue over time. The model provides a nomological net for the experience construct linking it to contextual and individual factors critical for the development of experience and its translation into immediate outcomes of work‐based knowledge, skills, attitudes, and motivation, and secondary outcomes such as performance. The model provides a basis for specific research propositions and human resource applications that consider work experience as a multidimensional, multilevel, and temporally dynamic construct.