Socialization-Based Approach to Predicting Retail Career Preference and Choice

In this study, it was hypothesized that (1) four categories of retail career socialization (i.e., socialization related to education, work, retail establishments, and family) will predict three aspects of retail career preference (i.e., intrinsic, extrinsic, and lifestyle) and (2) retail career pref...

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Published inJournal of marketing education Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 14 - 24
Main Authors Shim, Soyeon, Gehrt, Kenneth, Goldsberry, Ellen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.04.1999
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Acquisitions & mergers
Careers
Factory outlets
Retailing
Socialization
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Summary:In this study, it was hypothesized that (1) four categories of retail career socialization (i.e., socialization related to education, work, retail establishments, and family) will predict three aspects of retail career preference (i.e., intrinsic, extrinsic, and lifestyle) and (2) retail career preference will, in turn, predict retail career choice. College juniors and seniors nationwide (N = 723) responded to a survey questionnaire. The findings indicated that socialization related to retail work and education had direct and indirect effects on retail career choice. Retail shopping–related socialization had pervasive, indirect effects on retail career choice via all three components of retail career preference. Family-related socialization had an overall negligible indirect effect on retail career choice through retail career preference. The intrinsic enjoyment component of retail career preference had the greatest effect on retail career choice, followed by the extrinsic compensation and lifestyle flexibility components of retail career preference.
ISSN:0273-4753
1552-6550
DOI:10.1177/0273475399211003