Becoming an Organizational Scholar

Navigating the Academic Odyssey

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Becoming an Organizational Scholar covers reflective, personal stories of prolific, top scholars under 45, with academic success gained across 17 different European and North and South American countries at 31 higher education institutions. The editors present the idea of a unique or authentic scholar, successfully Navigating the Academic Odyssey.Reflecting upon their career journeys through introspection and narrative essays, the contributors clarify the definition and description of academia, its activities, roles and different aspects related to academic work. They express their opinions on academic success factors and common career Though the content is primarily targeted for the rising cohort of doctoral candidates and early-career researchers, this publication also targets the institutional gatekeepers, the universities and business schools worldwide, as well as professional associations in the field of organization and management.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-01-22
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781839102066

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Edited by Tomislav Hernaus, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia and Matej Černe, Associate Professor, School of Business and Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

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’This book offers personal stories of rabbits beating wolves, jumping off mountains into the unknown sharing advice and guidance to help grow one’s career. It’s incredibly useful; not least a copy would have helped dodge many trainwrecks learning the ropes. Have a read.’

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Contents:PART I PREPARING FOR THE VOYAGE1 An academic career – initiating the journey 2Tomislav Hernaus and Matej Černe2 Academic work design as a three- or four-legged stool 15Tomislav Hernaus and Matej ČernePART II ACADEMIC CAREER AS A JOURNEY3 Academic career as an Odyssey: allegories from the workof Homer and personal experiences in modern Greece 31Eleanna Galanaki4 Reflections of a traveling academic: the good, the bad…often not anticipated 42Hana Milanov5 How I keep myself motivated: dancing betweenconsultancy and academia 53Amy Van LooyPART III ACADEMIC CAREER TRANSITIONS6 Career nomad: from career instinct to action? 67Jelena Zikic7 My academic life: a series of fortunate events 79Matej Černe8 Future work selves in academia 95Karoline StraussPART IV ACADEMIC BALANCING AND ROLE SWITCHING9 Multiple paths for scholarly impact 110Ante Glavaš10 Walking the line: in search of academic balance 128Tomislav Hernaus11 Dissociative identities in academia: notes on paradox andmultimodal role-play 144Alf Rehn12 Cooperation and conflict in academia 158Sonja RispensPART V PERSONAL STYLE WITHIN ACADEMIA13 The road taken: my personal Odyssey in academia 173Kristina Potočnik14 Tuning up your academic career: one story, many tunes 186Joana Story15 Everything is a process, even an academic career 198Jan Mendling16 Doing things differently: turning the game of academiaupside down 212Markus Hällgren17 What happens when your kids draw your career? 223Spencer HarrisonPART VI SEIZING THE HORIZON18 The day after tomorrow: academic career dilemmas and choices 239Matej Černe and Tomislav HernausIndex 255