Career Ambition and Performance: A Socio-Analytic Perspective

Hong Bui; Davide Secchi; Thanh Nguyen; Yehuda Baruch; Nhuan Mai

doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2016.11636abstract

Career Ambition and Performance: A Socio-Analytic Perspective

Hong Bui, Davide Secchi, Thanh Nguyen, Yehuda Baruch, Nhuan Mai

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Career ambition and its relationship with performance are important but understudied. Drawing on the socio-analytic theory, we develop a model of career ambition framed as ‘getting ahead’ and ‘getting along’ in relation to job satisfaction and performance. We propose that career ambition is related to performance indirectly through mediation of self-efficacy, professionalism, teamwork, and decision making. Data from 973 dyads of Vietnamese knowledge workers and their managers in the public sector generally supported our model. Specifically, while there is no direct link between career ambition and performance, the relationship is mediated through self-efficacy and teamwork. Implications for managers are highlighted.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2016.11636abstract
Publication status	Published - Jan 2016
Event	Academy of Management, Annual Meeting: Making Organizations Meaningful - Los Angeles, Anaheim, CA, USA United States Duration: 5 Aug 2016 → 10 Aug 2016 http://aom.org/annualmeeting/theme/

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Conference	Academy of Management, Annual Meeting
Abbreviated title	AoM
Country/Territory	USA United States
City	Anaheim, CA
Period	5/08/16 → 10/08/16
Internet address	http://aom.org/annualmeeting/theme/

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