With interest in the global environment and the management of talent increasing, understanding the issue of global careers is crucial for students and managers alike. This exciting book captures broad research extending to a large set of diverse m...
Careers without Borders analyzes the challenges, debates and developments in global careers using a critical management perspective. Starting in the early nineties, the flow of information became more fluid, and with this, managers and professiona...
"This is a masterful pulling together of the available knowledge about career research and practice, written in a lively and practical manner. All people who have, plan to have, or study careers could profit from reading this book."
Douglas T. Hall, Professor of Organizational Behavior, School of Management, Boston University, USA
"The management of careers is a critical issue for both individuals and organizations these days. This work provides a much needed textbook that can be of great help to instructors, students, managers and practitioners, and to everyone who is or will be in employment. Baruch, a well-known careers scholar himself, manages to achieve the balance between maintaining high academic standards and providing a useful resource for non-specialists."
Nikos Bozionelos PhD CPsychol, Senior Lecturer, HRM Department, Strathclyde Business School
"This is a very interesting and challenging book. It is a valuable addition to the subject area."
Dr Sharon Clarke, Lecturer in Organizational Psychology, Manchester School of Management, UMIST
Dr Yehuda Baruch is a Reader in HRM and OB at the University of East Anglia, UK, and formerly a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, USA, and Visiting Professor at London Business School.
List of figuresList of tablesAbbreviationsPreface1. Introduction: career perspectives2. Individual careers: career choice and career stages3. Individual careers and career models4. Organizational career systems5. The dynamic nature of career management6. Career management practices7. Global career management8. Managing career diversities9. Conclusion: the future of career managementIndex