PurposeRecent research has shed light on career trajectories outside enclosed
organizations and linked individual careers to career fields. This article seeks
to explore how individuals' trajectories are affected by structural changes in
career fields.Design/methodology/approachBy exploring several jazz musicians'
biographies, a typical trajectory is built. In contrast with this typical
trajectory... hiện toàn bộ
Recent developments in restructuring, delayering, downsizing and flexible
employment strategies have cast doubt on traditional models of high‐potential
career development, especially high‐flyer or fast‐track programmes. In the
career management field, the debate has focused on changes in the psychological
contract, employability, and career resilience; however, a number of problems
can be identifi... hiện toàn bộ
Describes in detail an Internet conference in which the particpants discussed
issues arising from the growth of telecommuting as a viable work and career
function. Describes the nature of telecommuting and its implications for
society, organizational culture and the individual. Discusses the managing,
supervision and support of telecommuters.
PurposeTo introduce the concept of diverse career cultures in the education
system and to consider how these impact on individual career investment and
attempts to modernise the teaching profession
internationally.Design/methodology/approachA life history approach was used to
determine the career environment of teachers, setting career theories and career
policy against the lived experiences of a ... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe present paper aims to explore the effects of state (trust in
supervisor) and trait (trust propensity) trust on employees' work engagement.
Furthermore, it seeks to investigate the mediating role of learning goal
orientation in the relationship between work engagement and two forms of
performance: in‐role job performance and innovative work
behaviour.Design/methodology/approachData for t... hiện toàn bộ
This article reviews the established understanding of the concept of expatriate
failure, discusses its associated problems and presents a more sophisticated and
comprehensive understanding of the concept. The article argues that it might
well be time to abandon the concept of expatriate failure altogether and instead
draw on the general human resource literature to analyse problems related to
turn... hiện toàn bộ
This paper presents the theory and practice of search conferences, illustrated
with the case study of a recent merger. Increasingly, business leaders want to
engage with their workforces and stakeholders in together deciding what they
want to achieve and how to get there. Leaders see participative strategic
planning as a significant opportunity, although hitherto the lack of techniques
for large g... hiện toàn bộ
One‐third of employees plan to resign from their jobs within the next two years,
according to a new international report, The Retention Dilemma, by Hay Group.
However, with economists forecasting a downturn, this is not good news for
companies struggling to stay successful. This article explores why people are
moving jobs and identifies some of the ways in which a company can retain its
best peopl... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the effects of
subjective career success, organizational learning climate, and the calling work
orientation on the protean career.Design/methodology/approachFor this study
employees of a Korean financial service company are encouraged to answer a web
survey. To examine the hypotheses, structural equation modeling is
used.FindingsThe re... hiện toàn bộ