Review of Research on Protean Career Attitude

Authors

  • Chiyin Chen
  • Junpeng Jiang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ajmss.v2i2.7213

Keywords:

Protean Career, Protean Career Attitude

Abstract

With the vigorous development of knowledge economy and digital technology, the traditional employment relationship that emphasizes long-term stability has changed, and the self-oriented and value-driven protean career attitude has gradually attracted the attention of the academic community. This paper combs the domestic and foreign researches on the protean career attitude from the aspects of concept, dimension and measurement, antecedent variable and outcome variable, and summarizes the main contributions and future research directions.

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16-04-2023

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Chen, C., & Jiang, J. (2023). Review of Research on Protean Career Attitude. Academic Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 2(2), 14-16. https://doi.org/10.54097/ajmss.v2i2.7213