Table 1 Success items and factors
From: The implications of subjective career successDie Implikationen von subjektivem Berufserfolg
Abridged success criteria (in order of importance) | Mean importance | Mean achievement | Factor loadings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | |||
Enjoyable work | 4.70 | 3.92 | 0.45 | – | – | – |
A personal sense of accomplishment | 4.52 | 3.53 | 0.63 | – | – | – |
Learning and developing skills | 4.45 | 3.75 | 0.50 | – | – | – |
Salary that provides a comfortable lifestyle | 4.38 | 3.71 | – | – | – | 0.71 |
Balance between work and nonwork | 4.32 | 3.62 | – | – | – | – |
Increasing financial rewards | 3.93 | 3.69 | – | – | – | 0.77 |
Surrounded by stimulating people | 3.91 | 3.52 | 0.60 | – | – | – |
Recognized by colleagues for expertise | 3.84 | 3.46 | – | – | 0.82 | – |
Developing relationships on the job | 3.76 | 3.63 | – | – | – | – |
Obtaining peer recognition | 3.70 | 3.41 | – | – | 0.67 | – |
Positions of increasing responsibility | 3.57 | 3.43 | – | 0.60 | – | – |
Personal autonomy | 3.52 | 3.20 | – | – | – | – |
Able to influence organizational direction | 3.32 | 2.35 | – | 0.60 | – | – |
Making a contribution to society | 3.26 | 2.77 | 0.41 | – | – | – |
Being in a position of authority | 2.86 | 3.29 | – | 0.83 | – | – |
Percentage of variance accounted for by factor | 23% | 9% | 5% | 4% |