Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore how women managers in the United Arab Emirates account for and construct their career development. Design/methodology/approach – A narrative approach is adopted for analyzing in‐depth interviews with 15 women managers in the United Arab...

Purpose – The paper seeks to determine whether different aspects of migrant pre‐migration characteristics (human capital and motivation to migrate) and post‐migration behaviour (social integration and career self‐management) predict migrants' post‐migration career success....

Purpose – The paper has two goals. The first is to develop a conceptual framework for analyzing the strategies of internationally mobile professionals in managing barriers to their career development. This framework is developed using Duberley et al. 's and Richardson's concept of “modes of...

Purpose – The conceptual framework developed in the present study aims to highlight the importance of human resource (HR) practices as a mediator between national culture and employees' careers. Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken is a literature review and the development of a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend the work on 360‐degree assessments as a stakeholder perspective and to support the argument that different competency assessments by different rater groups provide valid predictors of the objective and subjective career success of young...

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine whether the primary factors motivating the career plans of high‐achieving Indian adolescents vary between academic specializations. Particular attention is to be paid to differences between science and business students. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – This study sets out to examine how gender and ambition are related to work hours and the utilization of other flexible work‐home arrangements, and how this use is – in turn – associated with career‐related outcomes (i.e. job level, and career satisfaction)....

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the different contributions of work and non‐work relationships that comprise individuals' developmental networks to career success. Design/methodology/approach – A multi‐method approach provides a rich understanding of how work and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the major variables that should be studied when exploring the relationship of innovations in career management tactics and successful or unsuccessful interorganizational transitions. Design/methodology/approach – This study takes a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce a comprehensive new recruitment model that brings together research findings in the different areas of recruitment. This model may serve as a general framework for further recruitment research, and is intended to support Human Resource...