Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain more insight into the relationship between off‐farm employment of rural households and water‐saving investments and irrigation water use in rural China. Design/methodology/approach – Data from a survey held among 317 households in Minle...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on labor movement in the agricultural sector of Taiwan to clarify the relationship between agricultural policy and the agricultural adjustment problem by estimating the labor movement function. Design/methodology/approach – The relationship...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a research agenda and raise practical issues relating to the increasing complexity of the internationally mobile professional. Design/methodology/approach – The paper considers the developing issues in the use of alternative forms of...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the “darker side” of what it means to engage in an international academic career. Extending beyond well‐documented themes relating to the difficulties of cross‐cultural adjustment and unfulfilled expectations/opportunities for promotion, this paper...

Purpose – The aim of this article is to define a new kind of labor mobility called technological mobility, defined here as the different levels of technological change experienced by workers as they change jobs over the course of their career. Technological mobility is viewed as a form of...

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...

Purpose – The paper seeks to explore the career attitudes, motivations and behaviours of young people in initial vocational education and training (IVET) in Europe. Design/methodology/approach – This exploratory web‐based survey was conducted during the European year for mobility. Drawing...

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...

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...

Purpose – This research stems from the need by organisations to retain their key talent in the context of the change in the psychological contract manifested from the emergence of boundaryless careers. Many organisations have segmented their workforce to develop talent pools of high potential...