The Oxford Handbook of Career Development

The Oxford Handbook of Career Development
Author: Peter J. Robertson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2021
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0190069708

"Abstract: The handbook seeks to provide a state-of-the-art reference point for the field of career development. It engages in a trans-disciplinary and international dialogue that explores current ideas and debates from a variety of viewpoints including socio-economic, political, educational, and social justice perspectives. Career development is broadly defined to encompass both individuals' experience of their own careers, and the full range of support services for career planning and transitions. The handbook is divided into three sections. The first section explores the economic, educational, and public policy contexts within which careers are enacted. The second section explores the rich conceptual landscape of career theory. The third section addresses the broad spectrum of helping practices to support both individuals and groups including career guidance, career counseling, and career learning interventions. Keywords: Career; career development, career counseling, career guidance, career learning, career theory, public policy, social justice"--

Career Development in Organizations

Career Development in Organizations
Author: Douglas T. Hall
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1986-05-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The cultural and organization contexts of careers; Individual career development processes; Organizational career management programs; Perspectives on current and future study of career development.

Organizational Career Development

Organizational Career Development
Author: Thomas G. Gutteridge
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1993-04-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Based on an ASTD-sponsored survey of career development practices in over 1,000 large companies in the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Singapore, thisbook sum marizes the state-of-the-practice in the field. The authors and their fellow contributors go beyond a general look at career development systems to offer nuts and bolts advice for designing and implementing programs. Case studies of exemplary companies will help others benchmark their own experiences and learn from their successes and mistakes.

Career Planning, Development, and Management

Career Planning, Development, and Management
Author: Jonathan P. West
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2017-06-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 135180877X

Academic research by economists, educators, political scientists, psychologists, and sociologists has made the study of careers in organizations an important interdisciplinary focus in the social sciences. This annotated bibliography, first published in 1983, brings together significant academic research from various disciplines.

Careers In and Out of Organizations

Careers In and Out of Organizations
Author: Douglas T. Hall
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780761915478

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Impact of Diversity on Organization and Career Development

Impact of Diversity on Organization and Career Development
Author: Hughes, Claretha
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2014-11-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466673257

Today’s workforce represents individuals of various backgrounds and experiences. The influence of such individuals is becoming an important component in the workplace and researchers continue to explore the challenges of understanding the connection between employee profiles and the overall success of a company. Impact of Diversity on Organization and Career Development brings together a reflective discussion on the previous approaches and strategies of companies in relation to the paradigm shift in workplace equity of today’s workforce. By examining both old and new strategies, the research included in this publication will present a unique approach for future company enhancement and employee success. This publication is an essential reference source for researchers, practitioners, managers, and students interested in the effects of multicultural representation on both a company and its employees through professional growth and advancement.

Contemporary Career Development Issues

Contemporary Career Development Issues
Author: Robert F. Morrison
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2013-12-16
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317782895

Based on the thesis that individuals develop not in isolation, but in a direction consistent with both personal needs and the needs of the surrounding environment, this volume concentrates on the development of adults in their careers within organizations. The organizational and individual perspectives offered provide practical guidance and examples for human resource development specialists to use in the evaluation of their current career development programs and the design of new ones. Key issues receiving prime attention include the necessity of reward systems to the success of any career development program, career transitions, and five critical career development research areas.

Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants

Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants
Author: Keengwe, Jared
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2020-12-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 179985812X

There has been a marked increase in the number of immigrants worldwide. However, there is still limited research on immigrant experiences at work, especially the challenges and opportunities they face as they navigate and (re-)establish careers in new host countries. Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants is a comprehensive reference book that expands the understanding of career development issues faced by immigrants and explores organizational practices relevant to immigrant career development. The book presents research on the challenges, opportunities, and outcomes immigrants face as they navigate new employment and career landscapes. With coverage of such themes as career experience, career identities, and occupational downgrading, this book offers an essential reference source for managers, executives, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students.

Career Development and Job Satisfaction

Career Development and Job Satisfaction
Author: Josiane Fahed-Sreih
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2020-09-09
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1838807462

This book, Career Development and Job Satisfaction, not only looks at how employees can develop their careers and create career paths that are meaningful for their lives, it also looks at keeping employees satisfied with their jobs.This book highlights how to work with the millennial generation and being able to motivate them and guide them through their careers. It presents case studies on satisfaction and career planning. The function of human resource management has an important implication on the performance of the whole organization and giving it acute attention can enhance the performance of the business.

Help Them Grow Or Watch Them Go

Help Them Grow Or Watch Them Go
Author: Beverly Kaye
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1609946324

Kaye and Giulioni identify three broad types of conversations that have the power to motivate employees more deeply than any well-intentioned development event or process to help with career development.