ANTECEDENTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF HIERARCHICAL CHANGE IN WORK

During the last years. the amount of literature on work transitions ha s increased as a consequence of the increment of work complexity. In t his context, research on work mobility has a critical important in the early stage of one's cal rer because it has a unequivocal relationshi p with one's later career. The current study aims to analyse some inte rnal and behavioral antecedents and consequences of job status change, as a kind of transition, in a sample of young people during the early stage of their careers. The research presents a longitudinal design w ith two waves of data collection. The sample consisted of young worker s who belonged to two occupational groups: operators of office technol ogy and machine operators in production/manufacturing in the metal ind ustry. Results suggest that the young employees who ale promoted tend to use more often career-enhancing strategies and innovation behaviors . Moreover, hierarchical change has relevant consequences in their wor k fit strategies and work perceptions and affective responses.