Article: Revalidation of Super's career stage model with respect to service industry Journal: International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital (IJLIC) 2023 Vol.20 No.6 pp.612 - 632 Abstract: The emerging transition in employees' career perspectives and related preferences has put up many challenges for organisations to retain and sustain their workforce. The social revolution has changed individuals' perception of the standard of living to quality of living where career plays a decisive factor in leading a successful life. Career need analysis is crucial from both employer and employee's perspectives to ensure incessant growth and stability at the same time. Though, various career stage models were explored in the previous studies, considering their impact on different job-related factors. This paper typically focuses on analysing the shifting career needs from one career stage to another career stage of an employee in the service industry, taking super's career stage model as the base model for different career stages and their needs. Primary data was collected through a structured questionnaire from 487 respondents. The overall nature of the study is descriptive which is mainly based on an ex-post facto approach. The findings suggest a significant change in employees' needs among different career stages in today's scenario. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Revalidation of Super's career stage model with respect to service industry

Authors: Amita Chourasiya; Akanksha Bhardwaj; Abhineet Saxena; Amit Jain

Addresses: ICFAI Business School, ICFAI University Jaipur, Near Cambay Golf Resort, Agra Road, Jamdoli-302031, India ' Amity System for Communication Enhancement and Transformation (ASCENT), Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, SP-1 Kant Kalwar, NH11C, RIICO Industrial Area, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303007, India ' Amity Business School, Amity University Rajasthan, SP-1 Kant Kalwar, NH11C, RIICO Industrial Area, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303007, India ' Amity University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, SP-1 Kant Kalwar, NH11C, RIICO Industrial Area, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303007, India

Abstract: The emerging transition in employees' career perspectives and related preferences has put up many challenges for organisations to retain and sustain their workforce. The social revolution has changed individuals' perception of the standard of living to quality of living where career plays a decisive factor in leading a successful life. Career need analysis is crucial from both employer and employee's perspectives to ensure incessant growth and stability at the same time. Though, various career stage models were explored in the previous studies, considering their impact on different job-related factors. This paper typically focuses on analysing the shifting career needs from one career stage to another career stage of an employee in the service industry, taking super's career stage model as the base model for different career stages and their needs. Primary data was collected through a structured questionnaire from 487 respondents. The overall nature of the study is descriptive which is mainly based on an ex-post facto approach. The findings suggest a significant change in employees' needs among different career stages in today's scenario.

Keywords: career stage; career need; Super's career stage model; career perception; career stage theories.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLIC.2023.134899

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2023 Vol.20 No.6, pp.612 - 632

Received: 08 Oct 2022
Accepted: 16 Feb 2023
Published online: 16 Nov 2023 *

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