The career impact of winning an external work-related award

Harrison, B; Jepsen, DM

The career impact of winning an external work-related award

Harrison, B

Jepsen, DM

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Citation:: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2015, 89 pp. 21 - 31
Issue Date:: 2015-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Harrison, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1459-4378	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jepsen, DM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7106-8972	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2015, 89 pp. 21 - 31	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0001-8791	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/67516
dc.description.abstract	© 2015 Elsevier Inc. There is an abundance of work-related external awards in the business and corporate sectors. This study examines the impact of awards given to individuals in the business sector. Careers and signalling theory were used to initiate research in this domain with 32 interviews with winners of national work-related awards. The majority of winners were either nominated for the awards by others or encouraged to nominate by their managers, which may reflect an organisational, rather than individual, signal for distinction. Results demonstrated that all winners valued the recognition they received from their award win but in an unexpected finding, no significant career trajectory changes occurred. Award winners used their award as a signal of their excellence to distinguish themselves from others. The award gave them confidence and credibility. There was no relationship between winning an award and career success measures such as promotions or salary increases. Counterintuitive negative impacts identified by award winners are discussed.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Vocational Behavior	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jvb.2015.04.004	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	The career impact of winning an external work-related award	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	89	en_US
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management	en_US
utslib.for	1303 Specialist Studies in Education	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Accounting Discipline
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	89	en_US

Abstract:

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. There is an abundance of work-related external awards in the business and corporate sectors. This study examines the impact of awards given to individuals in the business sector. Careers and signalling theory were used to initiate research in this domain with 32 interviews with winners of national work-related awards. The majority of winners were either nominated for the awards by others or encouraged to nominate by their managers, which may reflect an organisational, rather than individual, signal for distinction. Results demonstrated that all winners valued the recognition they received from their award win but in an unexpected finding, no significant career trajectory changes occurred. Award winners used their award as a signal of their excellence to distinguish themselves from others. The award gave them confidence and credibility. There was no relationship between winning an award and career success measures such as promotions or salary increases. Counterintuitive negative impacts identified by award winners are discussed.

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