Employees' Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support and Career Success

This study was carried out to examine the relationship between career values perceived organizational support and career success. Using convenient sampling, data was gathered using 120 questionnaires sent to two multinationals companies and Master’s degree students who work in various organizations in the Kedah state of Malaysia. Only 79 responded to the questionnaire. Correlation and regression analysis were performed to determine the significance of the two independent variables, career values and perceived organizational support on career success. Analysis of the data revealed that career values and perceived organizational support both have significant but moderate relationship with career success. The findings show that both variables, that is, career values and perceived organizational support only influence approximately 40 percent variance on career success. This means there other factors that could not be explained by this study that determine career success. Future research should look at other variables such as human capital, socio-demographic status and stable individual difference that might influence career success.