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reer advancementcareer progresscareer opportunities
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[27]career mobilitycareer prospects

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Chay Aryee1999 Career growth

Nkereuwem1996 Career advancement prospects

Garavan 2006 Career Advancement



Metz Tharenou2001 Managerial advancement



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1 AMJ Seibert 2001[10]
2 JAP Cable Derue2002[32]
3 JCD Allen 2006[33]
4 JCD Murphy Ensher2001[34]

5 JCD Blake-Beard1999[35]
6 JM Kirchmeyer1998[36]
7 JM Judge Bretz1994
8 JMS Aryee 1996[37]
9 JOB Wayne 1999[11]
10 JVB Byrne 2008[38]
11 JVB Valcour Ladge2008[39]
12 JVB Schneer Reitman1997[40]
AMJ-Academy of Management Journal JCD-Journal of Career Development JAP-Journal of Applied Psychology JMS-Journal of Management Stud-
ies JM-Journal of Management JSP-Journal of Social Psychology JOB-Journal of Organizational Behavior JVB-Journal of Vocational Behavior

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Bedeian [46] Chay Aryee[12] 3

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3 11.251*** .656*** 0.75 11 18.358*** .527*** 0.89
4 28.789*** .697*** 0.85 12 21.421*** .489*** 0.84
5 17.325*** .703*** 0.82 13 24.352*** .587*** 0.81
6 21.632*** .710*** 0.79 14 19.586*** .612*** 0.73
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Q4 .755 .193 .264 .114
Q5 .209 .843 .173 .128
Q6 .169 .821 .249 .019
Q7 .189 .704 .016 .167
Q8 .124 .835 .021 .192
Q9 .087 .096 .827 .245
Q10 .168 .009 .668 .239
Q11 .027 .209 .602 .297
Q12 .006 .105 .712 .267
Q13 .138 .126 .238 .872
Q14 .032 .175 .215 .754
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Career Growth Study: Scale Development and Validity Test

Weng Qingxiong1,2 and Xi Youmin1

(1.School of Management, Xian Jiaotong University, Xian 710049;
2.Fuzhou command College of CAPF, Fuzhou 350002)

Abstract: The study structures and tests a four-dimensional structure model of career growth, and develops a measurement scale of
career growth. Based on the reviewing and generalizing of the correlated literature, it analyzes the links and differences between career
growth and other related concepts. The original data is acquired through interviews and semi-structured questionnaire. By reference to
the related research scales, the initial career growth scale is made through several steps, including cataloguing, summarizing and
revising. The formal scale is constructed through the research methods of the items analysis, exploratory factor test and so forth.
Confirmatory factor analysis approach is adopted to verify the four-dimensional structure model of career growth. The results indicate
that career growth is a four-dimension concept, including career goal progress, professional ability development, promotion speed and
remuneration growth. Two directions for the future researches of career growth theory are put forward.
Key words: career growth, employee, career development, career success, scale

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