Career Counseling Theories Quiz

Person-environment fit theories focus on assessing important characteristics of individuals and work environments and hypothesize that a match between person and environment would lead to positive outcomes

According to the text, developmental career theories are one of the three broad categories of career theories

The degree to which an individual’s capabilities meet the job’s requirements is a key driver of employee success, satisfaction, and persistence in a career, according to person-environment fit theories

Trait-and-factor or person-environment (P-E) fit theories are examples of developmental career theories

There are four main course learning outcomes mentioned in the text

According to the text, career management theories are one of the course learning outcomes

The text mentions three categories of career theories

The text refers to the Handbook of industrial, work and organizational psychology (2nd ed., Vol. 3) as one of the references

The text mentions Wiernik, B. M., & Wille, B. (2017) as one of the references

The text states that different person-environment fit career theories have focused on the same sets of constructs

The P-E fit framework is not widely used in vocational guidance and personnel selection

The dominant approach in career counseling is to identify potential careers that match individual characteristics

The Theory of Work Adjustment (TWA) is one of the newest career theories

TWA's process model describes how individuals and environments pursue the same adjustment strategies to correct any mismatch

TWA's hypotheses have little empirical support

Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) is not based on general social cognitive theory

SCCT consists of only two predictive models

SCCT has received little empirical research attention

Career models in management do not focus on individuals' observable patterns of movement between different jobs and roles

Contemporary careers are not characterized by high levels of mobility and individual initiative due to societal and economic changes

Boundaryless careers refer specifically to the boundaries within organizations.

DeFillippi and Arthur (1994) focused specifically on employment within organizations.

Arthur and Rousseau (1996) described six organizational boundaries that have been relaxed during the era of the boundaryless career.

One of the organizational boundaries relaxed during the era of the boundaryless career is movement between separate employers.

According to the text, the protean career is not an alternative to traditional careers.

The protean career is characterized by independence from any single employer for work success, resources, and advancement.

Arthur and Rousseau (1996) expanded the concept of boundaryless careers.

The protean career is not characterized by independence from any single employer for work success, resources, and advancement.

The boundaryless career concept was expanded to include movement between separate employers.

The text mentions Dr. ADIL KHAMIS AL-BALUSHI as the author of the research.

True or false: The boundaryless career is dependent on a single employer for work success, resources, and advancement

True or false: DeFillippi and Arthur (1994) originally focused on employment within a single organization for the boundaryless career concept

True or false: Arthur and Rousseau (1996) expanded the concept of the boundaryless career to include six organizational boundaries that have been relaxed

True or false: One of the relaxed organizational boundaries in the boundaryless career concept is favoring personal or family concerns over career opportunities

True or false: The concept of the boundaryless career was first introduced by Sullivan and Arthur in 2006

True or false: Movement between separate employers is one of the organizational boundaries that have been relaxed during the era of the boundaryless career

True or false: Gaining reputation and validation from internal sources is a characteristic of the boundaryless career

True or false: The protean career is one of the alternatives to traditional careers

True or false: The concept of the boundaryless career is focused on advancing only through the organizational hierarchy

True or false: Dr. Adil Khamis Al-Balushi's office is located at BS043