Managerial Egocentricity and Subordinates’ Career Sustainability: The Role of Emotional Disengagement

Bilal Ahmad, Saba Bilal, Shahid Latif, Chaudhary Abdul Rehman Business School, The Superior University, Hailey College of Commerce, University of the Punjab, Faculty of Business, Curtin University

Journal of Career Development

Published online on January 12, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Career Development, Volume 53, Issue 2, Page 234-248, April 2026.
Drawing on the conservation of resources (CoR) theory, this study examines the impact of egocentric managers on their subordinates’ emotional engagement and career sustainability. Time-lagged data were collected from 282 early- and mid-career banking ...