%0 Journal Article
%T Employability Capital: A Conceptual Framework Tested Through Expert Analysis
%A Anneleen Forrier
%A Ellen Peeters
%A Hans De Witte
%A Jill Nelissen
%A Marijke Verbruggen
%A Nele De Cuyper
%J Journal of Career Development
%@ 1556-0856
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0894845317731865
%X Previous research attempted to identify personal resources that promote employability, that is, an individual¡¯s chance to find and maintain employment. This has resulted in a large number of different personal resources, which are not always clearly differentiated from one another and often seem to¡ªat least partially¡ªoverlap conceptually and/or empirically. In response, we aim at conceptual clarification and integration of what we coin ¡°employability capital¡±. Based on a literature review, we developed a conceptual framework that integrates the various facets. Two types of distinctions were found: (a) an employability distinction, which differentiates between job-related, career-related, and development-related employability capital, and (b) a capital distinction, which differentiates between human capital (more specifically knowledge, skills, and attitudes) and social capital. We performed a Q-sorting study in which items of existing measurements were mapped onto the conceptual framework by subject matter experts. Overall, we found support for the conceptual framework
%K employability
%K movement capital
%K human capital
%K social capital
%K sorting study
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0894845317731865