A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE IVORY TOWER: A CROSS-OCCUPATIONAL COMPARISON OF WORK ORIENTATIONS IN ACADEMIA

Results comparing academic employees (n = 176) across four occupations (college administrators, faculty, librarians, and clerical workers) indicated that college administrators and professors were highest on career identity and job involvement, while clerical workers reported the lowest job satisfaction, career planning, and intentions-to-remain in career. Though discriminant analysis revealed that professors were more identified with their careers than administrators, college administrators were higher on career planning, intentions-to-remain in career, and career re- silience.