Culturl values and career goal of gen-X and gen-Y employees: Evidence from selected Malaysian companies

Abstract

Tis paper seeks to compare the influence of dimensions of cultural values of self-enhancement, self-transcendence, conservation, and openness to change on career goal among Gen-X and Gen-Y employees in selected Malaysian industrial companies. Tis study used the Social Cognitive Career Teory as its underlying theoretical famework. A total of 264 personnel fom oil and gas, information, communication and technology (ICT), as well as banking and insurance companies participated in the study of whom 48 and 216 are Gen-X and Gen-Y employees, respectively. Te multiple linear regression analysis found self-enhancement and conservation predicted signifcantly the career goal of Gen-X; while self-enhancement, self-transcendence, conservation predicted signifcantly the career goal of Gen-Y, with the explanatory power of the former (33%) being greater than the later (28%). Recommendations for human resource management and future research are discussed.