Job content plateau and career commitment: the mediating role of developmental i-deals and the moderating role of proactive personality

Biswa Prakash Jena, Archana Choudhary, Manas Kumar Pal and Siddharth Misra

Evidence-based HRM, 2024, vol. 13, issue 1, 108-122

Abstract: Purpose - Given the detrimental effects of job content plateau, the paper aims to study the impact of job content plateau on employees’ career commitment. In doing so, the authors examine whether the lapses in job content plateau can be addressed through developmental i-deals. A final purpose is to examine whether proactive employees are better positioned to obtain work arrangements that help them develop and remain committed to their careers. Design/methodology/approach - Data were collected from full-time working executives employed in different organizations. These executives enrolled in a part-time MBA program. Data was collected at different time points and analyzed using the process macro (Preacher and Hayes, 2004). Findings - The results suggest that developmental i-deals mediated the relationship between job content plateau and career commitment. In addition, proactive employees were better disposed to seal the deal and develop themselves – helping them to stay committed to their careers. Originality/value - Prior studies highlight the negative consequences of job content plateau because it does not provide avenues to learn and develop. This paper addresses the gap in locating opportunities to learn and develop (an aspect that was missing in the job content plateau) through developmental i-deals. First, the study helps answer how to address learning gaps in jobs. Second, who can capitalize on their efforts once the organization sponsors learning opportunities.

Keywords: Job content plateau; Proactive personality; Developmental i-deals; Career construction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/EBHRM-07-2022-0163

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