Career Commitment, Subjective Career Success and Career Satisfaction in the Context of Hazelnut Processing Industry in Giresun/Turkey

Abstract

This study aims to study the effect of career commitment on subjective career success with the mediating role of career satisfaction in the context of hazelnut processing industry in Giresun/Turkey. Giresun is one of the cities that placed in the Blacksea Region of Turkey. Giresun’s hazelnut quality is the highest quality hazelnut in the world (Hazelnut Promotion Group (HPG), 2013). Therefore, hazelnut processing industry is vital for Giresun’s economy. This study was conducted on employees who work in hazelnut processing industry in Giresun, Turkey. This study’s results make a valuable contribution to both career commitment and subjective career success literatures by presenting findings of the mediating effect of career satisfaction on the relationship between career commitment and subjective career success in the context of hazelnut processing industry in Giresun. It argues that the effects of career commitment on subjective career success can be mediated by career satisfaction in this context.