A study of career needs, career development programs, job satisfaction and the turnover intentions of R&D personnel
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- Published by Emerald in Career Development International
- Vol. 9 (4), 424-437
- https://doi.org/10.1108/13620430410544364
Abstract
This study set to explore the career needs and proposes the concept of the gap between career development programs and career needs, and its subsequent effect on job satisfaction, turnover intention, in an effort to contribute to the field of career management, through the effective integration of career needs and career development programs. Questionnaires were completed by 367 R&D personnel from Hsinchu Science‐based Industrial Park (HSIP) in the north of Taiwan. The results reveal that R&D personnel have very diverse career needs at various stages of their career, and that depending on which stage of their career they have reached. The result show that the larger the gap, the higher the levels of both turnover intentions and job dissatisfaction. Managerial implications of these findings are also discussed.Keywords
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