. The paper is based on research carried out in a range of Chinese state‐owned enterprises. It explores managers’ attitudes … toward their careers as a result of changes in enterprise governance, which limit promotion opportunities and reduce job …

’ careers in a time of transition. A normative career model is developed and compared to an existing descriptive model. This …

This paper focuses on the relatively unexplored link between international experience and academic careers. Drawing on …

personnel practitioners. Through primary research, it identifies a range of criteria which can affect personnel careers, of … paper explores equal opportunities within personnel departments themselves, in relation to the careers of ethnic minority … careers, the paper reveals that it is sometimes possible for individuals who are so categorized to overcome that negative …

paper outlines a limited but crucial research agenda and sets the papers in this special issue in context. Originality …

theoretical discussion the paper notes that more empirical research is needed about the consequences of foreign assignments on … up new avenues for research on international management development and international assignments in particular.  …

/methodology/approach – Brings together three qualitative research studies, based in the UK and New Zealand on how individuals make sense of career … variety of contracts with organizations. The debate on the changing nature of careers and the imperative to life‐long learning …