Bridging Managerial Support and Career Success Through Psychological Capital

This study focuses on studying the bond between managerial support and subjective career success, with PsyCap as an intermediate variable. The study of banking professionals was carried out with the help of a cross-sectional survey across the territory of North India, and information was received using structured questionnaires sent both online and through physical forms. Subjective career success is the perceptions of the employees in relation to their careers progress and fulfillment. Psychological Capital PsyCap as a psychological resource and this involves aspects of hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, is already emerging as the foundational psychological resource which facilitates career development. Analysis of the results indicated that there was a great positive interrelationship between subjective career success and managerial support. Also, PsyCap became an intermediate variable, which means that positive leadership ensures improvement of internal psychological resources, which, consequently, lead to development and career satisfaction. The study provides practical implications to the leadership practices and HR policies in terms of introducing psychologically enriched career pathways.