Author(s)

Chen Yu

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Purpose: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of career values and perceived organizational support on career success and to examine what career values are. Design/Methodology: survey data were collected from a sample of 151 Chinese knowledge employees. Career success was measured by subjective, that is career satisfaction. Findings: 1) There were three dimensions of career values, and they are self-achievement, factor hygienic factor and prestige factor. 2) Career values and organizational support can predict career success. Implications: knowledge of the antecedents to career success should provide certain advantages to organizations attempting to select and motivate employees. Originality/value: this paper makes a valuable contribution to career success literatures by being one of the ?rst to examine the effect of career values on career satisfaction.

Career Success, Knowledge Employees, Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support

C. Yu, "Chinese Knowledge Employees’ Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support and Career Success," iBusiness, Vol. 3 No. 3, 2011, pp. 274-282. doi: 10.4236/ib.2011.33036.