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
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
The “War for Talent” has made the cover of Fortune Magazine as well as being a
top agenda item for the leadership of professional service firms – from McKinsey
to the three Bs (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, and Booz Allen) to the big five
accounting firms. A boom economy has led to a demand for talent that surpasses
the supply, or at least the supply from Ivy League and top tier B‐schools. As
con... hiện toàn bộ
This study examined organizational culture preferences and workaholism
components. Previous cross‐sectional research has shown that workaholics
describe their organizations as more demanding work environments. What is not
clear is whether workaholics prefer such workplaces. Data were collected from
181 undergraduate business students using anonymous questionnaires. Comparisons
of various workaholi... hiện toàn bộ
Despite a renewed interest in processes which help organizations to harness
social capital, it is apparent that practical efforts to achieve this rarely
focus on employees who are members of low status groups. In large part this is
because such employees tend to be skeptical of, and to resist, engagement in
intervention programs on the basis of previous adverse experience regarding the
benefits ac... hiện toàn bộ
In addressing environmentally induced career change, the career development
practitioner is better informed by a career development model than more
traditional approaches. The model was tested with Canadian managers and
professionals whose positions had been eliminated. Simple regression analysis
revealed that career resilience was positively related to three of five job
facets that served as indi... hiện toàn bộ
Crystal L.Williamson, John G.Cope, LoriFoster Thompson, Karl L.Wuensch
During labor shortages, organizations that wish to recruit effectively must
advertise jobs attractive to applicants. Demonstrates that policy capturing
methodology can be used to uncover the job attributes of interest to potential
applicants. Examines the influence of five organizational attributes on the
willingness to apply for and accept a job offer in law enforcement. A total of
213 individual... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThis paper seeks to present and discuss the findings of a study of
staffing practices in the Sri Lankan private sector with particular reference to
junior level managerial jobs. The scope of staffing practices consisted of six
major areas, namely the usage of information from job analysis in staffing, the
sources of labour, selection criteria and selection methods in use, the
validation of ... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this article is to understand how participants make sense
of career through the lens of a path metaphor. Inkson's three types of career
paths are used as a framework to determine whether the participants followed
either a traditional and/or boundaryless career.Design/methodology/approachThe
research is based on interviews with 59 men and women employed in the accounting
profe... hiện toàn bộ