Careers in cross-cultural perspective / guest editors Kerr Inkson, Svetlana N. Khapova and Polly Parker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Inkson, Kerr.

Khapova, Svetlana N.

Parker, Polly.

Series:

Career Development International ; 12, no. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development.

Executives--Training of.

Executives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This e-book on careers in cross-cultural perspective contributes to the growing body of literature that addresses careers from different locations in the world,including countries far from the main stream of careers research.It focuses on differences and similarities among careers and career attributes in different cultural and national contexts.The contributions included provide insights into career beliefs in China,Russia,Canada,Argentina and Mexico;social networking for job search in the USA and China;and the dynamic character of career concepts and attributes driven by social,political and economic changes in the various countries.

Contents:

Cover

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Careers in cross-cultural perspective

Gender differences in career perceptions in the People's Republic of China

Exploring career-life success and family social support of successful women in Canada, Argentina and Mexico

Guanxi as impetus? Career exploration in China and the United States

Dynamics of Western career attributes in the Russian context

Studying careers across cultures

Note from the publisher.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-84734-4

9786610847341

1-84663-357-5

OCLC:

137282064