TY - JOUR
T1 - The job search grind
T2 - Perceived progress, self-reactions, and self-regulation of search effort
AU - Wanberg, Connie
AU - Zhu, Jing
AU - Van Hooft, Edwin
PY - 2010/8/1
Y1 - 2010/8/1
N2 - Guided by theory and research on self-regulation and goal pursuit, we offer a framework for studying the dynamics of unemployed individuals' job search. A daily survey over three weeks demonstrated vacillation in job seeker affect and, to a lesser extent, "reemployment efficacy." Daily perceived job search progress was related to this vacillation. Lower perceived progress on any given day was related to more effort the following day. The study provides insights into the daily dynamics of job search and elucidates the roles of search progress, affect, and three key moderators-financial hardship, employment commitment, and "action-state orientation"-in explaining these dynamics. Copyright of the Academy of Management, all rights reserved.
AB - Guided by theory and research on self-regulation and goal pursuit, we offer a framework for studying the dynamics of unemployed individuals' job search. A daily survey over three weeks demonstrated vacillation in job seeker affect and, to a lesser extent, "reemployment efficacy." Daily perceived job search progress was related to this vacillation. Lower perceived progress on any given day was related to more effort the following day. The study provides insights into the daily dynamics of job search and elucidates the roles of search progress, affect, and three key moderators-financial hardship, employment commitment, and "action-state orientation"-in explaining these dynamics. Copyright of the Academy of Management, all rights reserved.
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U2 - 10.5465/amj.2010.52814599
DO - 10.5465/amj.2010.52814599
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77955698027
SN - 0001-4273
VL - 53
SP - 788
EP - 807
JO - Academy of Management Journal
JF - Academy of Management Journal
IS - 4
ER -