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Work Adjustment Theory

Work Adjustment Theory is a psychological theory that explains how individuals achieve and maintain congruence between their predispositions and work environment demands through reciprocal adjustment processes over time.

259

Publications

19.5K

Citations

564

Authors

302

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

53

Variants

Theory Of Work Adjustment

Parents

Publications

259

A Theory of Work Role Transitions

Nigel Nicholson · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1984 · 960 citations

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Person–Organization Fit and the Theory of Work Adjustment: Implications for Satisfaction, Tenure, and Career Success

Robert D. Bretz Jr., Timothy A. Judge · Journal of Vocational Behavior · 1994 · 740 citations · Full text

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Unwrapping the organizational entry process: Disentangling multiple antecedents and their pathways to adjustment.

John D. Kammeyer‐Mueller, Connie R. Wanberg · Journal of Applied Psychology · 2003 · 637 citations

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Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth After 35 Years: Uncovering Antecedents for the Development of Math-Science Expertise

David Lubinski, Camilla Persson Benbow · Perspectives on Psychological Science · 2006 · 556 citations

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Work characteristics and employee health and well‐being: Test of a model of healthy work organization

Mark G. Wilson, David M. DeJoy, Robert J. Vandenberg et al. · Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology · 2004 · 496 citations

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Authors

564

  1. JS
    Jan Selmer

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

    15

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  2. LH
    Lloyd H. Lofquist

    University of Minnesota System, United States

    6 publications · 623 citations

    6

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  3. BE
    Blake E. Ashforth

    Arizona State University, United States

    6 publications · 507 citations

    6

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  4. BH
    Beryl Hesketh

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    6 publications · 431 citations

    6

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  5. DL
    David Lubinski

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    5 publications · 1.2K citations

    5

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Institutions

302

  1. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. University of Minnesota System

    Minneapolis, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    853 citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    502 citations

  6. Hong Kong Baptist University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    391 citations

  7. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    379 citations

  8. Macquarie University

    Sydney, Australia

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    182 citations

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Venues

  1. 18

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  2. Journal of Vocational Behavior

    16 publications · 1.4K citations

    13

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  3. Journal of Counseling Psychology

    9 publications · 545 citations

    9

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  4. Journal of Applied Psychology

    9 publications · 1.4K citations

    9

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  5. Journal of Career Development

    JCD · 6 publications · 221 citations

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