Career Dynamics in a Global World

Edited by Premarajan Raman Kadiyil, OB and HRM Area XLRI Jamshedpur, India, Anneleen Forrier, Professor, Department of Work and Organisation Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium and Michael B. Arthur, Emeritus Professor, Suffolk University, Boston, US and Visiting Professor, Cranfield University, UK

'Career Dynamics in a Global World takes on the difficult, but invaluable, task of unpacking the complex topic of career development from both Western and South Asian perspectives. For anyone who is passionate about building a more human-centred future world of work, this book is a vital must-read in helping to understand individual and cultural-drivers with regards to career development in a connected and globalised world.'--Leena Nair, Chief HR Officer, Unilever, UK'Insight into contemporary careers in a global world is likely to take a giant leap forward with the publication of this timely book. The editors have done a masterful job assembling pairs of fascinating chapters that peer deeply into critical topics from Western and Indian perspectives.'--Jeffrey H. Greenhaus, Drexel University, US'This book fills an important gap in our cross-cultural understanding of the psychology of careers. The interesting pairing of chapters from Western and South Asian (Indian) cultural perspectives, and mix of etic and emic studies of careers in the 21st century is a timely reminder that careers are constantly being constructed by individuals, societies and the times we live in!'--Kim Yin Chan, Nanyang Business School, Singapore

• Contents:1 Introduction to Career Dynamics in a Global World 1Premarajan Raman Kadiyil, Anneleen Forrier andMichael B. ArthurPART I SELF AND CAREER2 An incongruence-driven approach to careers: insightsfrom Ayurveda 13Anupama Kondayya and Srinivas Ekkirala3 Self-awareness in career development: meaning,importance and malleability 24Marijke VerbruggenPART II SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A CAREER CHOICE4 A field research of nascent social entrepreneurs’intention formation 37Preeti Tiwari, Anil K. Bhat and Jyoti Tikoria5 Individual factors in predicting and encouraging socialentrepreneurship as a career choice 51Mary Conway Dato-on, Sharmistha Banerjee andYasmin MesbahPART III STEPPING OFF THE CAREER LADDER6 Satisficing career choices of Indian women managers 66Sumita Datta and Snehal Shah7 Stepping off the career ladder: exploring the impact ofcareer shocks on women’s career decisions in the UK 80Angela Stephanie MazzettiPART IV MBA CAREERS ACROSS THE GLOBE8 Economic structural changes and subjective careersuccess of MBAs in India 96Vivek G. Nair and Leena Chatterjee9 How an MBA contributes to the unfolding of careers:a comparative analysis 110Elizabeth Houldsworth, Chris Brewster and Richard McBainPART V BREAKING AND RE-ENTRY10 Women’s careers: starting a new chapter post career break 124Pavni Kaushiva and Chetan Joshi11 Can we release the brake on the career re-entry ofmothers? A UK perspective 136Anna Katharina Bader and John BlenkinsoppPART VI ACADEMIC CAREERS12 The changing nature of academic careers in managementeducation in India 150Ravishankar Venkata Kommu and Amit Dhiman13 The changing nature of academic careers in managementeducation in Western societies 162Yehuda BaruchPART VII CAREERS IN IT14 Flying high in the turbulent skies: managing careers inthe Indian IT industry 177Gunjan Tomer and Pawan Budhwar15 Risk allocation, employer dependence and the welfarestate: an investigation of IT workers in the US and Canada 191Sara Haviland and Jennifer Craft MorganPART VIII OPTING OUT OR STAYING IN16 Integrating care work for sustainable careers of women:an Indian perspective 207Tania Saritova Rath and Mousumi Padhi17 Leaning in: why some women are challenging theopt-out model 220Margie J. Elley-BrownIndex 233