“Called” To Speak Out: Employee Career Calling and Voice Behavior

This study is the first one to explore the relation between career calling and employee voice and two potential mediators of this relationship, felt responsibility for constructive change and employee optimism about the future. Surveys from 406 employees of a law enforcement agency in the Midwest U....

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Published in:Journal of career development 2023-02, Vol.50 (1), p.3-19
Main Authors: Chen, Jiatian (JT), May, Douglas R., Schwoerer, Catherine E., Deeg, Matt
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