Exploring differences in work's meaning: An investigation of individual attributes associated with work orientations

Author(s)

Rita Shea-Van Fossen, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Donald J. Vredenburgh, The City University of New YorkFollow

ORCID

Rita Shea-Van Fossen0000-0001-6181-0179

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Behavioral & Applied Management

ISSN

1930-0158

Publication Date

1-2014

Abstract/Excerpt

To understand better the meanings of work for individuals, we explored work orientation and examined empirically individual attributes of proactive personality, concern for others, concern for self, preference for challenging work, and work enjoyment as related to job, career and calling work orientations. Age, income, and employment security were identified as control variables. Our data derived from an online survey of full-time blue-collar and corporate employees in the auto industry (n = 251). Our study findings suggest preference for challenging work differentiates job, career, and calling orientations. We discuss the implications of our findings and suggest areas for future research.

Volume

15

Issue

2

First Page

101

Last Page

120

NSUWorks Citation

Shea-Van Fossen, Rita and Vredenburgh, Donald J., "Exploring differences in work's meaning: An investigation of individual attributes associated with work orientations" (2014). HCBE Faculty Articles. 1113.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/1113