TITLE:
Calling: A Literature Review and Prospect
AUTHORS:
Jinyang Wang, Liangtie Dai
KEYWORDS:
Calling, Engagement, Happiness, Work Performance
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies,
Vol.5 No.1,
March
30,
2017
ABSTRACT: The word “calling” comes from the west culture, originated from religion—means “The call of God”, while with the
development of the times, has experienced a changing process from the sacred to
the secular, becomes a concept
across subjects of religious studies, sociology & organizational behavior. Especially in Chinese culture, its connotation has
many features of its own. In this paper, this paper first systematically
sorted out the existing research on calling, examining its concept and
definition, measurement methods, antecedent variables and outcome variables.
Then it analyzed its current problems and indicated the direction for future
research.