LONDON CAREER MOTIVATION THEORY - AN UPDATE ON MEASUREMENT AND RESEARCH

The concept of career motivation initially presented by London (1983) integrates individual differences into three domains: career resilienc e, career insight, and career identity. This serves as an organizing f ramework in which to understand and enhance the effects of situational conditions on career decisions and behavior. This article summarizes London's career motivation theory, describes assessment center and pap er-and-pencil measures of the career motivation domains, presents a st udy showing the convergent validity of three measures, and reviews res earch findings. Suggestions are made for future research and practice.