Understanding careers around the globe : : stories and sourcebook / / edited by Jon Briscoe [and four others].

• TeilnehmendeR: Briscoe, Jon,; Edward Elgar Publishing,
• Place / Publishing House: Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (276 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

"This fascinating book comprises case studies of careers from 24 countries across the globe, highlighting culture-specific career issues, and encouraging reflection on one's own career. Interwoven with current theoretical and empirical insights from career studies, it emphasises the importance of our respective contextual settings. Reflecting socio-political changes around the globe, the book discusses a range of factors that can influence career success, including personal characteristics, stability and change, boundaries and borders, and gender. Chapters examine key themes such as career reinvention, professional resilience in times of financial crisis, support for immigrants in transitioning to local labour markets, and the effect of Brexit on career motivations, across countries including Argentina, Canada, India, Japan, Nigeria, and Switzerland. Throughout the book, contributors consider three defined perspectives on careers - ontic, spatial, and temporal - to identify the fundamental aspects of careers around the world. Proposing new solutions to contemporary career issues, this book will be vital reading for students and teachers of human resource management, international business, organisational behaviour, economics and finance. It will also be beneficial for guidance counsellors, careers advisers and coaches, and HR professionals"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- PART 1 The lay of the land -- 1. Careers: what they are and how to look at them -- 2. One, two, many ways - a hands-on guide to how to navigate this book -- PART II Personal characteristics -- 3. Walking a tightrope - the fulfillment of psychological needs in a self-determined two-job situation in Germany -- 4. Leonardo da Vinci's spirit: a career story of an Italian creative entrepreneur -- 5. Agency and structure in career-related decisions: an example from the financial crisis in Portugal -- 6. Crises and digitalization: your skills are unlimited, just discover them! Individual skills and their discovery in times of turbulence -- PART III Stability and change -- 7. Career reinvention in Russia -- 8. Career inaction in Belgium: when you want to make a career change, but you just … don't -- 9. Career resilience in times of financial crisis in Greece -- 10. Change and continuity of career ecosystems for a parent company and foreign subsidiary in Japan -- 11. Career conditions in Pakistan: "apna banda" and career growth -- 12. Family as an anchor during career transition: a case from India -- PART IV Boundaries and borders -- 13. The Canadian Mosaic lives on: supporting immigrants in transitioning to the local labour market -- 14. A carpenter yesterday, an electronics technician today: a Syrian refugee's career transition and subjective career success upon entering the German labour market -- 15. Careers in turbulent environments: the impact of 'Brexit' on career motivations and behaviour in the United Kingdom -- 16. Back to the motherland: careers of Nigeria's returning diasporas -- PART V Gender -- 17. Facing sexism in her way to the top: from "struggling alone" to "institutional support" in Argentina.

18. Against all odds: a career success story of a woman of lower-class origin in Austria -- 19. Gender and academic careers in Ireland: towards greater gender equality -- PART VI Generations -- 20. To retire or not to retire? Teachers' motivation to work in post-retirement in Lithuania -- 21. 'Old' and 'new', now and then - reflections on four careers in Switzerland -- 22. A hundred years of solitude and fight: careers in Slovakia across three generations in Central and Eastern Europe -- PART VII Organizations -- 23. Career coaching athletes: a career intervention for a specialized career in Australia -- 24. What attracts young people today? Insights from Mexico -- 25. Career success through horizontal career transitions: an example from a Norwegian organization -- 26. Talent management: exclusive career management in inclusive Finland -- Index.