The role of external influencers on Gozitan employees’ work values and career path

Abstract

The objective of this research was to explore whether external influencers, such as family culture and Gozo’s unique geographical features, impact the work values and career path of Gozitan employees. In order to assess whether accessibility and family culture impacted on the work values and career path of Gozitan employees, a mixed methodology research was carried out on thirteen different work values to analyse which values were preferred by the private and public sectors in Gozo. From research gathered, accessibility featured to be the vital contributor to changes in public and private sector employee’s work values as well as to their choice of career path. It was also concluded in this study that employees in both sectors value family-friendly measures. With family being at the core of the Gozitan population’s values, as Gozitans matured and came face to face with different life experiences, their work values changed due to these external factors that no longer permitted them to maintain their previous work values. As their life priorities changed, they were observed to substitue one work value for another, and thus sought an alternative career path.