Handbook of Career Theory

by Arthur, Michael B.; Hall, Douglas T.; Lawrence, Barbara S.

• ISBN13: 9780521389440
• ISBN10: 0521389445
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-09-01
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

The Handbook Of Career Theory proposes new ways of looking at how working lives unfold over time. Part I reviews established lines of inquiry in career theory. In contrast, Part II considers prospective lines of inquiry, drawing upon fresh work from psychology, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, organization theory, economics, and political science. Part III provides three commentaries on these views: one from an individual, one from an organizational, and one from a societal perspective.

Table of Contents

List of contributors

Preface

Part I. Current Approaches to the Study of Careers: Introduction to Part I

1. Generating new directions in career theroy: the case for a transdisciplinary approach Michael B. Arthur, Douglas T. Hall, and Barbara S. Lawrence

2. Trait-factor theories: traditional cornerstone of career theory Nancy E. Betz, Louise F. Fitzgerlad, and Raymond E. Hill

3. Careers, identities, and institutions: the legacy of the Chicago School of Sociology Stephen R. Barley

4. The utility of adult development theory in understanding career adjustment process Solomon Cytrynbaum and John O. Crites

5. Developmental views of careers in organizations Gene W. Dalton

6. Exploring women's development: implications for career theory, practice, and research Joan V. Gallos

7. The influence of race on career dynamics: theory and research on minority career experiences David A. Thomas and Clayton P. Alderfer

8. Asynchronism in dual-career and family linkages Uma Sekaran and Douglas T. Hall

9. Transitions, work histories, and careers Nigel Nicholson and Michael West

10. Career system profiles and strategic staffing Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld

Part II. New Ideas for the Study of Careers: Introduction to Part II

11. People as sculptors versus sculpture: the roles of personality and personal control in organizations Nancy E. Bell and Barry M. Staw

12. Work, stress, and careers: a preventive approach to maintaining organizational health Janina C. Latack

13. Re-visioning career concepts: a feminist invitation Judi Marshall

14. Reciprocity at work: the separate, yet inseparable possibilities for individual and organizational development Michael B. Arthur and Kathy E. Kram

15. Career improvisation in self-designing organizations Karl E. Weick and Lisa R. Berlinger

16. Organization career systems and employee misperceptions James E. Rosenbaum

17. Blue-collar careers: meaning and choice in a world of constraints Robert J. Thomas

18. A political perspective on careers: interests, networks, and environments Jeffrey Pfeffer

19. Rites of passage in work careers Harrison M. Trice and David A. Morand

20. Pin stripes, power ties, and personal relationships: the economics of career strategy Jay B. Barney and Barbara S. Lawrence

21. Rhetoric in bureaucratic careers: managing the meaning of management success Dan Gowler and Karen Legge

22. The internal and external career: a theoretical and cross-cultural perspective C. Brooklyn Derr and André

Laurent

Part III. Future Directions for the Development of Career Theory: Introduction to Part III

23. Understanding individual experience at work: comments on the theory and practice of careers Lotte Bailyn

24. Propositions linking organizations and careers Paul C. Nystrom and Angeline W. McArthur

25. Careers and the wealth of nations: a macro-perspective on the structure and implications of career forms Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Indexes.