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Career Development in the Middle East
Healy, Geraldine - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012682188
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Careers in cross-cultural perspective
Inkson, Kerr (contributor); Khapova, Svetlana N. (contributor) - 2007
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 mainstream of careers research. It focuses on differences and similarities among careers and career...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012673581
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The relative importance of motives for international self‐initiated mobility
Thorn, Kaye - In: Career Development International 14 (2009) 5, pp. 441-464
Purpose – This paper aims to explore the relative importance of the motives and sub‐motives which influence a highly educated individual's decision to move across global boundaries. Design/methodology/approach – The approach takes a multi‐dimensional perspective of mobility, resulting in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014693560
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Individual differences in job‐related relocation readiness
Otto, Kathleen; Dalbert, Claudia - In: Career Development International 17 (2012) 2, pp. 168-186
Purpose – Previous research has demonstrated the positive impact of relocation mobility on career success. Based on conservation‐of‐resources theory and knowledge about resistance to change, this study aims to explore the role of personality dispositions and social orientations in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014693653
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Career success: fit or marketability?
Y. Haines, Victor; Hamouche, Salima; Saba, Tania - In: Career Development International 19 (2014) 7, pp. 779-793
Purpose – In response to the conclusions of a meta-analysis of career success studies (Ng et al ., 2005), the purpose of this paper is to expand the range of variables being examined as predictors of career success by weaving the person-organization fit and external marketability perspectives...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014694026
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Embeddedness and turnover intentions in extra roles
DiRenzo, Marco; Aten, Kathryn; Rosikiewicz, Blythe; … - In: Career Development International 22 (2017) 3, pp. 260-279
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the drivers of turnover intention in extra roles. Design … drivers of turnover and suggested a predictive model and hypotheses, tested with a subsequent quantitative analysis. Findings …), which is negatively related to turnover intentions. The sub-dimensions of the three drivers are clarified. Research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014694279
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Corporate career support: Chinese mainland expatriates in Hong Kong
Selmer, Jan; Ebrahimi, Bahman P.; Mingtao, Li - In: Career Development International 5 (2000) 1, pp. 5-12
Business expatriates from the Chinese mainland assigned to Hong Kong responded to a questionnaire regarding availability and usage of corporate career development activities. It was found that corporate development activities had a very low availability, indicating little interest on the part of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014693218
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Approaches to careers in management: why UK organisations should consider gender
Mavin, Sharon - In: Career Development International 5 (2000) 1, pp. 13-20
Women’s career development does not simply lag behind that of men, but may proceed in a completely different manner, and yet, to date, only a few career models attempt to incorporate women’s varying life experiences. Indeed, the traditional working pattern of education, full‐time career...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014693219
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The career transition from practitioner to academic
Simendinger, Earl; Puia, George M.; Kraft, Ken; … - In: Career Development International 5 (2000) 2, pp. 106-111
This article explains the challenges faced when management‐practitioners decide to enter the academic environment and teach. The authors speak from the perspective of their own experiences with respect to transitions into the academic field and also highlight prominent literature on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014693225
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Personality preferences and career expectations of Finnish business students
Järlström, Maria - In: Career Development International 5 (2000) 3, pp. 144-154
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the personality and career expectations of business students. The sample consisted of 533 business students. Personality was administered using the F‐version (the Finnish research version) of the Myers‐Briggs Type Indicator...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014693231