Social risk-taking in school-to-work transition: A panel study of sport graduates

• Published in: The journal of hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism education leisure, sport & tourism education, 2020-11, Vol.27, p.100261, Article 100261
• Main Author: Özdinç, Özlem
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Attitudes; Careers; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Curricula; Decision making; Design; Education Work Relationship; Educational Change; Employment; Ethics; Factor Analysis; Interpersonal Competence; Leadership; Leadership orientation; Leadership Styles; Longitudinal studies; School-to-work-transition; Social Bias; Social Desirability; Social Responsibility; Social risk-taking; Sport graduates; Sports management; Staff Meetings; Student Employment; Test Results; Variables
• ISSN: 1473-8376; 1473-8376
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jhlste.2020.100261

It is typical of a student, for example, to conform to the norms of their peers to avoid the risk of humiliation for speaking their mind during a discussion. At work, such socially risky occasions contribute to a young leader's development as a mature leader. We examined whether the social risk-attitudes of sport graduates change over time on a matched-subjects sample. Our observations at school and in early-career revealed that social risk-attitude and leadership orientation change in school-to-work transition, and that the latter predicts the former at both times. Social risk-taking after school varies by employment status and gender. •Social risk-perceptions and leadership styles change in school-to-work transition.•Leadership orientation predicts social risk-taking at school and in early career.•Social risk-taking after school differs by employment status and gender.