Omar Jaber Aburumman
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.
Belal Yousuf Barhem
Faculty of Business, Amman Arab University, Amman, Jordan.
The Objective and Subjective Aspects of Career Success
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Abstract
This study aimed to obtain a deeper understanding of objective and subjective aspects
of career success, by examining the impact of HRM practices (compensation, performance
appraisal, training, and development) and career motivation on objective and subjective aspects
of career success with a sample of 289 employees in the Jordanian banking sector. The results
showed that objective and subjective aspects are important factors to form career success. Results
also indicated that HRM practices (compensation and performance appraisal) and career
motivation have a significant positive impact on the objective and subjective aspects of career
success, and that career motivation partially mediated the relationship between HRM practices
(compensation and performance appraisal) and career success. Academic researchers should pay
attention to both the objective and subjective aspects of career success, since each aspect reflects
an important and different part of career success. Future studies should explore other factors of
organizational behaviour that may explain the objective and subjective aspects of career success.