Impact of external job mobility and occupational job mobility on earnings
Abstract: 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.
Author: Chan Wai Wong, Ming Yu
Cheng, Teck Chai Lau
Journal Code: jptindustrigg160040
