Contemporary career research assumes more flexible career patterns implying increased job mobility. However, there is growing doubt that the proclaimed change is as drastic as has been suggested. We provide empirical evidence on career expectations in Germany between 1999 and 2009, arguing that...

2001 wurde mit dem Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz der Teilzeitanspruch eingefuehrt. Die Bundesregierung erhoffte sich enorme beschaeftigungswirksame Effekte, da der Rechtsanspruch die Arbeitszeitwuensche vieler Beschaeftigter traf. Auf Arbeitgeberseite stiess das Gesetz hingegen auf harte...

In 2001 the employee’s right to reduce working-time according to their own preferences was implemented in Germany. This legal title hardly effects the slowly but steadily growing number of part-time jobs. Nevertheless, data from the socio-economic panel suggest that about 25% of employees wish...