The Effect of the Sense of Career Stagnation on Work Commitment among Corporate Employees

Abstract

This study aimed to understand the contents of the sense of career stagnation among corporate employees and to examine its effect on their work commitment. As a preliminary survey, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 corporate employees to analyze the contents of their sense of career stagnation. In the main study, 452 corporate employees in their 30s participated in an online questionnaire survey. The results of an exploratory factor analysis indicated a five-factor structure of the sense of career stagnation. Covariance structure analysis indicated that the sense of career stagnation affected work commitment, and that employees' hope promoted work commitment. These results suggest that employees feel various types of career stagnation, and that increasing employees' hope is effective in buffering against its negative effects on work attitudes.