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Examining the Role of Social Class within the Job Search Process
| Title: | Examining the Role of Social Class within the Job Search Process. |
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| Name(s): |
Deortentiis, Philip S., author Van Iddekinge, Chad H., professor directing dissertation Schatschneider, Christopher, university representative Ferris, Gerald R., committee member Fiorito, Jack Thomas, 1952-, committee member Florida State University, degree granting institution College of Business, degree granting college Department of Management, degree granting department |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Text | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 2016 | |
| Publisher: | Florida State University | |
| Place of Publication: | Tallahassee, Florida | |
| Physical Form: |
computer online resource |
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| Extent: | 1 online resource (193 pages) | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Social class is an important construct throughout the social sciences but has not received nearly as much attention in the management literature as it has in other fields. As a result, there is relatively little information regarding the role of social class in the areas of organizational behavior and human resources. The purpose of this dissertation was to understand the role of social class in the employment process, specifically during job search. Further, a model incorporating social class, job search antecedents, job search behavior, and various employment outcomes was tested. The dissertation included two studies: a pilot study and a main study. The pilot study was conducted using 218 job seekers recruited from MTurk and assessed the psychometric properties of the various measures used in the dissertation. The pilot study’s results also confirmed the dimensionality of the following constructs: socioeconomic status, subjective social status, and job search knowledge and skills. The main study was conducted using 271 undergraduate seniors seeking employment after graduation and tested the various hypotheses relevant to the research model. Social class was significantly related to the majority of antecedents to job search behavior, however the majority of the hypothesized moderating effects were not statistically significant. Overall, the results indicated that social class (a) directly related to social resources and most motivational factors relevant in the job search process, (b) indirectly affected job search behavior through job search self-efficacy, and (c) moderated the relationship between job search behavior and job search duration. | |
| Identifier: | FSU_2016SU_DeOrtentiis_fsu_0071E_13343 (IID) | |
| Submitted Note: | A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. | |
| Degree Awarded: | Summer Semester 2016. | |
| Date of Defense: | June 7, 2016. | |
| Keywords: | job search, social class, socioeconomic status | |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references. | |
| Advisory Committee: | Chad H. Van Iddekinge, Professor Directing Dissertation; Christopher Schatschneider, University Representative; Gerald R. Ferris, Committee Member; Jack Fiorito, Committee Member. | |
| Subject(s): |
Management Psychology |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_2016SU_DeOrtentiis_fsu_0071E_13343 | |
| Owner Institution: | FSU |
Deortentiis, P. S. (2016). Examining the Role of Social Class within the Job Search Process. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_2016SU_DeOrtentiis_fsu_0071E_13343
