Handbook of career studies / edited by Hugh Gunz, Maury Peiperl.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gunz, Hugh.

Peiperl, Maury.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development.

Vocational guidance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 618 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This handbook will provide a comprehensive understanding about the latest findings and issues in career studies for researchers in the fields of industrial and organisational studies, human resources, organisational psychology and educational counseling.

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; FOREWORD: CAREER RESEARCH; PREFACE; 1 - INTRODUCTION; PART I: THE HISTORICAL ORIGINS AND CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THE CAREERS FIELD; 2 - TRACING THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF CAREER THEORY IN MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION STUDIES; 3 - TAXONOMY OF CAREER STUDIES; PART II: MAIN CURRENTS IN THE STUDY OF CAREERS; SECTION 1: CAREERS AND THE INDIVIDUAL; 4 - PERSONALITY AND CAREER SUCCESS; 5 - OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE; 6 - CAREER COUNSELING; 7 - THE SUBJECTIVE CAREER IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY; 8 - THE INTERSECTION OF WORK AND FAMILY LIVES; 9 - LATE-CAREER AND RETIREMENT ISSUES

10 - ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGES AT THE PERIPHERY11 - CUSTOMIZED CAREERS; SECTION 2: CAREERS IN CONTEXT; 12 - CONTEXTUAL ISSUES IN THE STUDY OF CAREERS; 13 - MENTORING AND DEVELOPMENTAL NETWORKS IN THE NEW CAREER CONTEXT; 14 - NETWORKS AND IDENTITIES; 15 - THE DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES; 16 - LIVING TO WORK-WORKING TO LIVE; 17 - THE INSTITUTIONS OF OUTSIDE HIRING; 18 - GLOBAL CAREERS; 19 - CAREER SYSTEMS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACTS; 20 - ORGANIZATIONAL DEMOGRAPHY AND INDIVIDUAL CAREERS; 21 - CAREER PATTERNS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; 23 - CAREERS ACROSS CULTURES

24 - BOUNDARIES IN THE STUDY OF CAREERPART III: SYNTHESIS; 25 - DESIGNING CAREER SYSTEMS; 26 - CONSIDERING THE DARKER SIDE OF CAREERS; 27 - CONTINUITY, EMERGENCE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONVERGENCE; 28 - A COMPLEXITY PERSPECTIVE ON INTENTIONAL CHANGE IN CAREERS; 29 - THE CATALYTIC 1970S; 30 - CAREER STUDIES; 31 - TRENDS, PARADOXES, AND SOME DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH IN CAREER STUDIES; 32 - THE MEANINGS OF CAREER; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782688617

1782688617

9781452261614

145226161X

9781412976107

1412976103

OCLC:

809772152