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PubMed1999

Proactive personality and career success.

This study examined the relationship between proactive personality and career success by surveying a sample of 496 employees (320 men and 176 women) from a diverse set of occupations and organizations. Proactive personality was positively associated with both self-reported objective (salary and promotions) and subjective (career satisfaction) indicators of career success. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that proactive personality explained additional variance in both objective and subjective career success even after controlling for several relevant variables (demographic, human capital, motivational, organizational, and industry) that have previously been found to be predictive of career outcomes. These findings were consistent using both self-report and significant--other ratings of proactive personality.

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PubMed1990

An experimental test of the impact of drug-testing programs on potential job applicants' attitudes and intentions.

The effect of the presence of a drug-testing program and perceived need for the program (operationalized through accident rates, absenteeism, and theft) on potential job applicants' attitudes toward a company and intention to apply to that company was tested. Descriptions of a potential employer containing manipulations of drug-testing program (present or absent) and need for testing (high or low) were read by 163 undergraduate Ss. Participants had more positive attitudes and intentions toward companies that did not have drug-testing programs and toward companies that did not need a testing program. An interactive effect between drug testing and subjective norms on attitudes toward a company was also significant. These results suggest that organizations should consider the effect of drug-testing programs on potential job applicants and that further research about potential applicants' responses is needed.

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