Becoming an organizational scholar : navigating the academic odyssey / edited by Tomislav Hernaus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hernaus, Tomislav, editor.

Černe, Matej, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scholars--Vocational guidance.

Scholars.

Learning and scholarship.

Academic achievement--Case studies.

Academic achievement.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

"Becoming an Organizational Scholar covers reflective, personal stories of prolific, top scholars under 45, with academic success gained across 17 different European and North and South American countries at 31 higher education institutions. The editors present the idea of a unique or authentic scholar, successfully Navigating the Academic Odyssey. Reflecting upon their career journeys through introspection and narrative essays, the contributors clarify the definition and description of academia, its activities, roles and different aspects related to academic work. They express their opinions on academic success factors and common career development obstacles while offering possible coping mechanisms on how to address them. Though the content is primarily targeted for the rising cohort of doctoral candidates and early-career researchers, this publication also targets the institutional gatekeepers, the universities and business schools worldwide, as well as professional associations in the field of organization and management."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Preparing for the voyage: 1. An academic career

initiating the journey / Tomislav Hernaus and Matej Černe

2. Academic work design as a three- or four-legged stool / Tomislav Hernaus and Matej Černe.

Part II. Academic career as a journey: 3. Academic career as an Odyssey : allegories from the work of Homer and personal experiences in modern Greece / Eleanna Galanaki

4. Reflections of a traveling academic : the good, the bad... often not anticipated / Hana Milanov

5. How I keep myself motivated : dancing between consultancy and academia / Amy Van Looy.

Part III. Academic career transitions: 6. Career nomad : from career instinct to action? / Jelena Zikic

7. My academic life : a series of fortunate events / Matej Černe

8. Future work selves in academia / Karoline Strauss.

Part IV. Academic balancing and role switching: 9. Multiple paths for scholarly impact / Ante Glavaš

10. Walking the line : in search of academic balance / Tomislav Hernaus

11. Dissociative identities in academia : notes on paradox and multimodal role-play / Alf Rehn

12. Cooperation and conflict in academia / Sonja Rispens.

Part V. Personal style within academia: 13. The road taken : my personal odyssey in academia / Kristina Potočnik

14. Tuning up your academic career : one story, many tunes / Joana Story

15. Everything is a process, even an academic career / Jan Mendling

16. Doing things differently : turning the game of academia upside down / Markus Hällgren

17. What happens when your kids draw your career? / Spencer Harrison.

Part VI. Seizing the horizon: 18. The day after tomorrow : academic career dilemmas and choices / Matej Černe and Tomislav Hernaus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Becoming an organizational scholar.

ISBN:

1-83910-207-1