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Employability Capital: A Conceptual Framework Tested Through Expert Analysis.
- Source :
- Journal of Career Development; Apr2019, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p79-93, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Previous research attempted to identify personal resources that promote employability, that is, an individual's chance to find and maintain employment. This has resulted in a large number of different personal resources, which are not always clearly differentiated from one another and often seem to—at least partially—overlap conceptually and/or empirically. In response, we aim at conceptual clarification and integration of what we coin "employability capital". Based on a literature review, we developed a conceptual framework that integrates the various facets. Two types of distinctions were found: (a) an employability distinction, which differentiates between job-related, career-related, and development-related employability capital, and (b) a capital distinction, which differentiates between human capital (more specifically knowledge, skills, and attitudes) and social capital. We performed a Q-sorting study in which items of existing measurements were mapped onto the conceptual framework by subject matter experts. Overall, we found support for the conceptual framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08948453
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Career Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135206537
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845317731865