Impact of external job mobility and occupational job mobility on earnings

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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between external job mobility
and occupational job mobility on earnings among engineers in Malaysia.
Design/methodology/approach: Using curricular vitae data from a job agency, this paper
tracks job mobility through job histories and examine how it affects earnings.
Findings: Results obtained from regression analysis indicate that higher external job mobility will
contribute to higher earnings, but occupational mobility will have adverse effect on earnings.
Research limitations/implications: Limitation of the study is that the results are extrapolated
from a self-report dataset.
Practical implications: Nonetheless, the results give important implications to the Malaysian job
market on how firm-specific skills and occupational specific skills are rewarded among engineers
who actively seek for alternative employment online, and a guide to job applicants in career
planning.
Originality/value: The findings has also revealed important variables to be included in
explaining high skill labor earnings in the context of Malaysian engineers, it serves as an
important reference for future in modeling earnings.
CitationWong, Chan Wai; Cheng, Ming Yu; Lau, Teck Chai. Impact of external job mobility and occupational job mobility on earnings. "Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management", Novembre 2016, vol. 9, núm. 4, p. 879-898.
DLB-28744-2008
ISSN2013-0953
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