Commitment and entrenchment in public-sector careers: na exploratory and confirmatory study

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Aleksandra Pereira Santos

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This is an exploratory and confirmatory study on the Career Commitment and Career Entrenchment Scales. Our aim was to examine their dimensions’ constructs for validity evidence. The sample, formed by 650 federal civil servants, was randomly divided in two sub-samples. Results showed three factor structures corresponding to the theoretical dimensions proposed for each of the two constructs. Re-specifications were adopted for both scales in confirmatory factor analyses. The Commitment Scale was formed by 11 items and the Entrenchment Scale eventually comprised 10 items. We found differences between federal servant careers concerning the dimensions of commitment and entrenchment. These differences were significant for five factors: identity, career planning, resilience, career investments and lack of career alternatives.

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SANTOS, A. P. Commitment and entrenchment in public-sector careers: na exploratory and confirmatory study. Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania, São Paulo, v. 22, n. 73, 2017. DOI: 10.12660/cgpc.v22n73.56434. Disponível em: https://periodicos.fgv.br/cgpc/article/view/56434. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.
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Aleksandra Pereira Santos, Universidade de Brasília

Doutora em Psicologia Social, do Trabalho e das Organizações pela Universidade de Brasília – Brasília – DF, Brasil