Development, predictors, and effects of trainees' organizational identification during their first year of vocational education and training.

ABSTRACT: The vocational identity of trainees is one component of their professional competence and is considered to be a central goal of vocational education and training (VET) programs. From the numerous identity constructs and conceptualizations, this study focuses on the organizational identification of trainees, that is, the extent to which trainees internalize the values and goals of their training company and perceive themselves as part of this company. We are specifically interested in the development, predictors, and effects of trainees' organizational identification, as well as the interrelations between organizational identification and social integration. We use longitudinal data of n = 250 trainees in dual VET programs in Germany at the very beginning of their VET program (t1), a

SUBMITTER: Maue E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10149868 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature