Title
Support for career development in "dual career families"
Other title
Apoyo para desarrollo de carrera de miembros de "familias de doble carrera"
Date Issued
01 January 2009
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad del Zulia
Abstract
Dual-career families, where both spouses seek to develop their own careers, represent the new social standard. This paper explores the type of support perceived as most relevant to career development for a professional member in a dual career family. Quantitative data was compiled using non-probabilistic sampling; the sample consisted of 51 employees belonging to dual-career families. Results show that organizational support is very relevant to career development, particularly in emotional, informational and instrumental dimensions. The second determinant is family support, where the emotional dimension was more critical. This study in the Peruvian context coincides with the findings of previous studies. Conclusions are that dual-career families perceive organizational support as a priority for their development; therefore, the study proposes that businesses should implement policies related to the emotional, Informational and instrumental dimension in their career development plans.
Start page
507
End page
517
Volume
14
Issue
48
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Psicología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-76949088425
Source
Revista Venezolana de Gerencia
ISSN of the container
13159984
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