Cruise ship Work Readiness: Investigation of the Moderating Effect of Preventive Behavior towards Self Efficacy and Career Motivation in Cruise ship Industry

Abstract

Empirical research explicating cruise ship work readiness and career motivation has been limited, this research examines the association between cruise ship work readiness on self- efficacy and career motivation. Subsequently, the study also investigated the moderating effect of preventive behavior towards working in the cruise ship. Consecutive sampling was employed to analyze the perceived association of respondents using PLS-SEM. Results confirmed that multiple attributes of cruise ship work readiness strongly influence the perceived self-efficacy and career motivation towards cruise ship industry. Moreover, the result of structural equation modeling presented the moderating impact of preventive behavior was evident in self efficacy and career motivation drive of the respondents. The study revealed that elevated rate of preventive behavior increases fear, anxiety and low interpersonal skills which strongly influence individual’s engagement, work performance and career motivation in the cruise ship industry. Furthermore, the study provided theoretical and managerial implication in the association of cruise ship employee competency towards career motivation and employee wellbeing

Keywords

• cruise ship employee
• career motivation
• preventive behavior
• self-efficacy
• cruise ship industry