Article 2025

Protean career orientation as a compass for career development in the digital age

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Bazine, Nicolas
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Battistelli, Adalgisa
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Lagabrielle, Christine
Career Development International
Journal · Vol. 30 · Issue 4 · pp. 461-477
Abstract

Purpose: Drawing on the digital educational context (DEC) (Bazine and Fréour, 2024) and the protean career framework (Hall et al., 2018), this study aimed to analyze how protean career orientation (PCO) influences career behaviors through the DEC and Learning behaviors with technologies (LBT). Design/methodology/approach: We used time-lagged structural equation modeling among young students making the transition from school to work (N = 204). Findings: Results showed that PCO improved career behaviors through digital education and LBT. Originality/value: Given the scant attention paid to the impact of context in the school-to-work transition (STWT), this study highlights the critical role of educational context and reveals that individual orientation can shape perceptions of the DEC. The study therefore builds on the literature on decent education, protean careers and technological context and provides insights for the STWT of university students in the digital age. © 2025, Emerald Publishing Limited.

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technology students Decent education Digital educational context Learning behaviors Proactive career behaviors Protean career orientation

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NEOMA Business School, Mont-Saint-Aignan, Normandie, France
Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Department of Psychology, Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès, Toulouse, Occitanie, France
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