The joint impact of internal and external career anchors on entry-level IScareer satisfaction

Career (or,yob) satisfaction is recognized as an indicator of employee turn over. It is also well known that certain internal anchors play a role in pr edicting the career satisfaction of information system (IS) professionals. Researchers have speculated on the influence of external opportunities on c areer satisfaction, but none have empirically tested the premise that both internal and external anchors better predict the career satisfaction of IS professionals in the entry-level stage. A sample of IS professionals suppor ts the use of both anchors in improving career satisfaction, and, hopefully , employee turnover. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.