A Siren song? A longitudinal study of the role of calling and perceived ability in career pursuit
Dobrow, S. R.
& Heller, D.
(2012-08-03 - 2012-08-07)
A Siren song? A longitudinal study of the role of calling and perceived ability in career pursuit
[Paper]. Academy of Management Annual Meeting: The Informal Economy, Boston, United States, USA.
& Heller, D.
(2012-08-03 - 2012-08-07)
A Siren song? A longitudinal study of the role of calling and perceived ability in career pursuit
[Paper]. Academy of Management Annual Meeting: The Informal Economy, Boston, United States, USA.
In a seven-year, four-wave longitudinal study of 450 musicians, we found that people with stronger early callings perceived their abilities especially favorably and pursued music professionally, whereas those with weaker early callings perceived their abilities less favorably and did not pursue music professionally—regardless of their objective musical ability.