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
Explores the detail of methodologies employed in the management classroom and in
change processes with organisational groups. Through this exploration, some of
the dualisms which typify modernist theoretical stances were highlighted,
examined and transcended. The claim made for the practices proposed here is that
they can enhance management learning through informing reflexive decision
making, cre... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe paper aims to explore “Portfolio work”, an emerging form of flexible
self‐employment, which has been identified as significant but under‐researched.
This paper also seeks to explore the challenges and benefits of portfolio work
from the perspective of individuals' experiences.Design/methodology/approachThe
argument draws from a qualitative study involving 31 individuals practising
portf... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify competency requirements that
discriminate between Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) and IT‐enabled business
process outsourcing (ITES‐BPO) industries.Design/methodology/approachThere are
25 firms operating in Sri Lanka that fall into the category of ITES‐BPO/KPO. HR
managers of the 25 firms and a random sample of 117 employees from those 25
firms r... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThis study seeks to investigate the time frames that employees use when
considering leaving the organization, and aims to establish how employees with
specific time frames differ from one another with respect to turnover
predictors.Design/methodology/approachBased on the results of a pilot study,
five groups were distinguished, i.e. urgent leavers, determined leavers,
undetermined leavers, ... hiện toàn bộ
With a trend of significant growth and continued corporate enthusiasm, corporate
universities have reached a high level of acceptance and face a new set of
challenges. Factors contributing to growth include partnering with universities
to strengthen delivery advantage, centralizing resources, creating strategic
alignment of education with business goals, and on overall renewed appreciation
for edu... hiện toàn bộ