Careers In and Out of Organizations

Introduction to the Series Preface Acknowledgments PART I: CONTEMPORARY CAREERS 1. The Study of Careers The Changing Context of Careers Why Study Careers? What Is a Career? A Working Definition of Career Why Are Careers Important? Conclusion 2. The Protean Career Contract The Nature of a Psychological Contract The Nature of the New Contract Stages of Adaptation: Three Types of Companies Continuous Learning via Psychological Success Implications for Organizational Career Management Questions for Further Research Conclusion PART II. ELEMENTS OF THE CAREER 3. Career Choice and Decision Making Eras of Career Research Matching People and Occupations Process Models: How Are Career Choices Made? How People Choose Organizations Conclusion 4. Life, Career, and Learning Stages Are Career and Life Stages Still Relevant Today? Life Stages Schein's Model of the Organizational Career The Early Career Years: Becoming Established Midlife and Midcareer: Maintenance and Reexamination A New Stage Model for the Middle and Later Career Years and Beyond: Learning Cycles Later Career and Adjustment Into Retirement Summary of Developmental Needs in Early, Middle, and Late Career Research Issues Conclusion 5. Predicting Career Effectiveness: Performance What Is Career Effectiveness? Understanding How the Process of the Career Affects Performance Research Issues Conclusion 6. The Protean Career Identity and Attitudes Career Identity Career Attitudes Conclusion 7. Career Adaptability - R.F. Morrison & D.T. Hall Why Adaptability Is Critical to Contemporary Career Development Observing the Experience of Adaptability A General Model of Adaptability An Integrated Model of Adaptability Questions for Future Research Conclusion 8. Managing Protean Career and Life Roles Early Work: Interrole Analysis and Dual-Career Couples Protean Careers and Dual-Career Relationships Conclusion Appendix PART III: IMPLEMENTING CAREER CONCEPTS 9. Reflection: Self-Development for the Growth of Identity and Adaptability What is Reflection? Reflection: Stereotype Versus Reality How a CEO Reflects Relfection in the Heat of Battle Identity Growth Through Self-Reflection Steps for Leveraging Learning Through Reflection and Questions for Research Appendix 10. Toward More Strategic and Self-Directed Careers The Business Need for a Career Development Plan A Strategic Framework for Career Development Priorities and Recommendations: Seven Steps to Growth for Career Practice and Research Steps for Guiding the Protean Careerist: Questions for Career Self-Reflection or a Career Discussion 11. Looking Back at Careers in Organizations and Looking Ahead: Toward More Spiritual Careers Looking Back at Careers in Organizations: Then and Now and Beyond Conclusion References Index About the Author