Career Patterns Research Articles

Career commitment among social workers: The contribution of personal, organizational, and vocational factors

Despite today’s considerable changes in the labor market, studies on the career commitment of social workers remain scarce. The current study focuses on the personal, organizational, and vocational factors of social workers’ career commitment. The study included 251 social workers from various organizations in Israel. Findings show that their career commitment is positively correlated with Protean and Boundaryless career patterns, as well as with their perceived career success. These findings could contribute in developing tools that could increase social workers’ career commitment, which in turn would enable them to be more effective at work, to the benefit of their clients.

From equal access to employment to equal career opportunities? Employment practices and work experiences of qualified disabled workers in Japan

In Japan, disability policies have significantly evolved over the last twenty years, be it in the field of social welfare, education or employment. Until recently, most workers with disabilities were employed in blue-collar jobs involving repetitive tasks. However, the reform of the education system that took place in 2006 has contributed to the development of mainstream schooling and improved the accessibility of universities for disabled students. Therefore, the number of students with disabilities in higher education is slowly increasing, as well as the number of people with disabilities holding a university degree, thus challenging the common representation of people with disabilities as unskilled workers. Yet, the academic literature on disabled people's employment has hardly investigated the specificities of the situation of qualified disabled workers. The case of people with disabilities holding a university degree or a professional qualification, is mainly discussed in terms of access, through the lens of the transition from university to employment. But what are the career patterns of qualified disabled workers on the long run? This paper aims to explore to what extent disability impact qualified disabled workers’ career development. It analyzes interview data collected during two fieldwork stays in Japan and discusses qualified disabled workers’ lived experiences of employment with a long-term perspective.

Running their own show: Malaysian women entrepreneurs’ kaleidoscope careers

PurposeConsiderable research has been conducted to highlight women's career decisions to opt-out of corporate positions, but little is said about those who leave to become entrepreneurs. The purpose of this paper is to theorize kaleidoscope career parameters in relation to entrepreneurship stages and demonstrate the role of macro-national context (i.e. government initiatives and cultural practices) in women entrepreneurs' career choices.Design/methodology/approachThe authors interviewed 34 Malaysian women entrepreneurs (MWEs) who were established in their careers and explored the following two research questions: (1) what career parameters are prioritized at different entrepreneurship stages? and (2) how does macro-national context influence women entrepreneurs' careers?FindingsAdopting a kaleidoscope career lens, the authors show that authenticity was prioritized during the initial entrepreneurship stage, while balance and challenge were prioritized during the establishment and business advancement stages, respectively. The authors demonstrate that government support was conducive to women's decision to opt-in and stay in the entrepreneurship path. The findings also denote that cultural practices facilitated women's pursuit of entrepreneurship by encouraging family members to support women entrepreneurs in their career choices and actions.Originality/valueThe qualitative approach enabled us to specify the context-specific meaning women entrepreneurs in our study associated with authenticity, balance, and challenge. In doing so, this research extends the kaleidoscope career model to better understand women's career patterns at different entrepreneurship stages.

Association between productivity and journal impact across disciplines and career age

The association between productivity and impact of scientific production is a long-standing debate in science that remains controversial and poorly understood. Here we present a large-scale analysis of the association between yearly publication numbers and average journal-impact metrics for the Brazilian scientific elite. We find this association to be discipline-specific, career-age dependent, and similar among researchers with outlier and non-outlier performance. Outlier researchers either outperform in productivity or journal prestige, but they rarely do so in both categories. Non-outliers also follow this trend and display negative correlations between productivity and journal prestige but with discipline-dependent intensity. Our research indicates that academics are averse to simultaneous changes in their productivity and journal-prestige levels over consecutive career years. We also find that career patterns concerning productivity and journal prestige are discipline-specific, having in common a raise of productivity with career age for most disciplines and a higher chance of outperforming in journal impact during early career stages.

Executives’ Career Mobility within an Organizational Field and the Relationship with Career Success

In this paper, we examine the careers of top executives in the organizational field of professional services. Our aim is to determine whether inter-organizational career mobility brings greater career rewards than career stability. Building on institutional theory and boundary theory, we moreover examine how crossing boundaries within and outside the organizational field affects executives’ objective career success. Furthermore, we examine patterns of career moves across boundaries of organizations within and outside the organizational field. Our results show that individuals who have higher inter-organizational mobility need less time to reach an executive position. We further find that inter-organizational mobility within the organizational field reduces the time to reach an executive position more than inter-organizational mobility outside the organizational field. Moreover, we identify different mobility patterns to the top of central and peripheral organizations in an organizational field.

Entrepreneurial career outcomes of women who switch to self-employment during the crises

This paper aims to reveal the implication of transitions from paid to self-employment during the period of economic crises, and whether such a transition may widen the gender gap in career outcomes. We use insights from the career perspective in entrepreneurship to study career outcomes in three steps. First, we study the survival rate and the career patterns of individuals who switch to self-employment in the post-crisis period. Second, we examine income, job satisfaction, and life satisfaction, as the subjective and objective measure of career success of individuals who survive in self-employment. Lastly, we look at the possible differences in entrepreneurial career outcomes between male and female self-employed in our samples. We use descriptive statistics and entropy balancing to examine the changes in career outcomes of individuals who switch to self-employment during the 1998 Asian financial crisis in Indonesia and the 2008 global financial crisis in the United Kingdom. Our findings demonstrate that in both countries, the survival rate is less than 50% for over 5 years following the transitions, with the risk of experiencing downward job mobility for those who do not survive in self-employment. In addition, our study reveals that transitions to self-employment give no gains to the individuals; as the career outcomes of those who switch to self-employment are relatively similar or even not any better than similar individuals who remain in paid employment. Lastly, we found a smaller proportion of females survive in self-employment in the long term, as those who switch to and survive in self-employment in both countries are dominated by males.

Life Cycle and Career Cycle in Socialist Bulgaria

The author examines changes in the interaction between life cycle patterns and career patterns during the period of socialist development in Bulgaria. She explores the implications for the interconnected problems of young people and middle-aged people regarding their roles – productive and reproductive – in the society. The author has made eight research trips to Bulgaria, over an eighteen year period. As background to the analysis, the author reviews the changes in Bulgarian society up to summer, 1989, particularly developments during the socialist period from 1944.

Age, Gender, and Crime in a Stockholm Birth Cohort to Age 64

We study the criminal histories of 14,608 males and females in a full Stockholm birth cohort born in 1953 to age 64. Using an update of The Stockholm Birth Cohort Study data, we explore the amount of crimes recorded in the cohort before and after the advent of adulthood. We break down the age/crime curve into separate parameters, including onset, duration, and termination. Throughout, we utilize the large number of females (49%; n = 7 161) in the cohort, and compare long-term patterns of male and female criminal careers. Next, we focus on adulthood, and explore the existence and parameters of the adult-onset offender and its contribution to the overall volume of crime in the cohort. While crime peaks in adolescence, the main bulk of crimes in the cohort occurred after the dawning of adulthood. Nearly half of all male, and more than two-thirds of all female, crimes in the cohort occurred after age 25. In the case of violence, the majority of offences — around two-thirds for both genders — took place in adulthood. Around 23% of all males and 38% of all females with a criminal record in the cohort were first recorded for a criminal offence in adulthood. While a majority were convicted only once, a proportion of adult-onset offenders had a considerable risk of recidivism and repeated recidivism. These results suggest that quite a substantial proportion of the population initiate crime in adulthood, and that these offenders account for a nonnegligible proportion of adult crime.

Becoming a Young Farmer in the Digital Age—An Island Perspective*

AbstractThis study investigates the career construction paths of young farmers and aims to contribute to the literature on the “young farmer problem.” Of particular relevance is this study's focus on the potential of islands as a new career landscape in the digital age. Young farmers' subjective experiences toward careers were analyzed based on narrative interviews, quantitative surveys and expert interviews from two EU islands: Crete and the Azores. Firstly, the study provides insights on the behavioral and cognitive dimensions of the career construction model by identifying followed career paths. Secondly, we turn our focus to the role of digital communications in career construction and, thirdly, the study examines the geographical dimension of the model. We find that involvement with farming entails complex career patterns that evolve into passion. Whether their involvement follows planned or unplanned paths, protean career attitudes, desire to experiment, and a strong sense of career self‐concept play significant roles in shaping the career narratives. “Experience” and “management” dimensions of online communication drive the construction of careers as a part of a professional identity mechanism. Our results reveal that the “island effect” (maintaining a part‐time farming culture) plays a role in cohesive singular and multiple career self‐concepts.

Młodzież o karierze – postrzeganie kariery na etapie adolescencji i wczesnej dorosłości

Research and observations highlight the multiplicity of career patterns in the culture of postmodern societies. This phenomenon is inextricably linked to the emergence of a new, opaque social order in which the socio-cultural situation forces the abandonment of the linear narrative of life.

Młodzież o karierze – postrzeganie kariery na etapie adolescencji i wczesnej dorosłości

Abstract Introduction Research and observations highlight the multiplicity of career patterns in the culture of postmodern societies. This phenomenon is inextricably linked to the emergence of a new, opaque social order in which the socio-cultural situation forces the abandonment of the linear narrative of life. Research objectives The primary aim of the research was to characterize and describe the perceptions, views, evaluations and attitudes of young people regarding the postmodern career construct. They have been captured at two stages immediately preceding the transition: - from middle school education to high school and technical schools (15-16 year olds, sample size 179 respondents) and - from higher education to the labour market (age range of respondents 20-30 years, sample size 223 respondents). Research method As part of the diagnostic survey the author's original questionnaire Career in Postmodern Reality has been applied. Only open-ended questions included within have been used, which allowed the respondents to speak freely, and then the answers were analyzed qualitatively. Results The ways of perceiving and defining a career and associations connected with it were presented. Also categories of people who, according to youth at the stage of adolescence and early adulthood, successfully pursue careers, as well as catalysts and inhibitors of careers mentioned in the statements of young people were discussed. Conclusions A review of the respondents' narratives leads to the following insights, among others. For them, career means the following: the need for achievements and successes, which are defined by others; the pattern of a career related to promotion, prestige and material gratification is most often evoked; the need to make it public, to appear in the media world, in virtual space; popularity and fame as an important component of a desired career; the inability to defer gratification in the professional sphere; perceiving dissonances in career development: on the one hand, valuing activity, creativity as catalysts for success, on the other hand, conformism, using patronage, connections; attributing the responsibility for failures and difficulties in career development to the outside.

Supporting the Dynamic Careers of Licensed Practical Nurses: A Strategy to Bolster the Long-Term Care Nurse Workforce.

As the U.S. population ages and the demand for long-term care increases, an insufficient number of licensed practical nurses (LPNs) is expected in the nursing workforce. Understanding the characteristics of LPN participation in the workforce is essential to address this challenge. Drawing on the theory of boundaryless careers, the authors examined longitudinal employment data from LPNs in North Carolina and described patterns in LPN licensure and career transitions. Two career patterns were identified: (a) the continuous career, in which LPNs were licensed in 75% or more of the years they were eligible to be licensed and (b) the intermittent career, in which lapses in licensure occurred. Findings indicated that LPNs who made job transitions were more likely to demonstrate continuous careers, as were Black LPNs. These findings suggest the importance of organizational support for LPN career transitions and support for diversity in the LPN workforce.

Omnivorous Careers in Small Markets: An Industry Perspective on Acting

ABSTRACT The article proposes a conceptual framework for studying mutual relationships between media markets and acting career patterns. It draws on valuation theory of cultural intermediaries, which presumes that intermediaries are actively creating value and socially constructing markets. The Czech acting job market is considered as an example of a small, peripheral market lacking a fully developed and standardised intermediary sector of talent agents and managers. This has had an impact on acting careers in terms of actors’ strategic choices and the stratification of the market, leading, among other things, to what the article labels ‘omnivorous careers’.

SWOT Analysis of Education, Training, and Systems Apparatus Career Development: Study at Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency, Musi Rawas District

The study aims to analyze the education and training system and apparatus development at the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency of Musi Rawas District with the study indicators, namely aspects of education and training of apparatus, career development, or apparatus and placement of human resources using SWOT analysis. Data collection was conducted through interviews, observation, and documentation study methods. The results showed that the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency of Musi Rawas District is in the prime and steady condition in developing human resources for apparatus. It is really possible to continue increasing growth and achieving maximum progress even though it poses a large enough threat. The strategic recommendation given is the Progressive Strategy, which means that the organization is stable. The human resource development strategy can be carried out progressively towards improving human resources by increasing activities that encourage the development of human resources intensively and continuously. To implement human resource development at the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency of Musi Rawas District to run well and as needed, it is recommended to determine the priority scale of the education and training. It must be based on the results of the Training Needs Analysis. Then in the implementation of Movements and Promotions carried out based on Career Patterns, Workload Analysis, and Job Analysis.

Stability and mobility in occupational career patterns over 36 years in Swiss women and men

It is an open empirical question whether occupational trajectories are better described as linear or non-linear. We analysed occupational career patterns (OCPs) over a period of 36 years using longitudinal data from a representative sample of men and women of the German-speaking part of Switzerland. The participants were mostly born in 1963; the data collection spans from 1978 until 2015. For 584 persons, information about the occupational development from age 16 to 52 years was available. Each year’s activity was categorised using the International Standard Classification of Occupations. We conducted sequence analysis (optimal matching analysis) to find clusters and ANOVAs to compare group differences. The results showed six plausible and differentiated OCPs for both genders which support linear career models. For women, OCPs were generally stable. In contrast, men showed more change and upward mobility in OCPs. These patterns were influenced by indicators collected from participants when they were age 15, such as the family’s socio-economic status, the individual’s performance on intelligence measures and attitudes toward gender equality. Furthermore, we found several consequences of OCPs at age 52 on objective indicators of career success (status, income) and subjective indicators (work perception, life satisfaction and health status).

ResumeVis Interactive Visualization of Resumes Based on Multi-Source Data

Resumes are critical for individuals to find jobs and for HR to select staffs. To explore the career patterns and demographic information correlation, 372,829 Chinese resumes working in Beijing in 2015 are collected with rich attributes. Besides, 1,837,281 documents in the People's Daily from May 1946 to December 2015 and the national college entrance examination scores of 42 majors in 27 Beijing universities from 2005 to 2015 are collected to build the multi-source dataset to assist resume data mining. The decade characteristics and major characteristics are explored from the multi-source dataset. Based on the data observation, an interactive visualization system called ResumeVis is developed to explore career patterns in the context of the times, especially the correlations among the resume attributes. The system is helpful for both job seekers and human resources.

The Information Communication Technology (ICT) Gap and the Generation Gap in Local Government Towards “SMART ASN”

The role of ICT is very important, especially in the era of data explosion or big data, but the government, especially local governments, finds it difficult to take advantage of it due to the uneven development of ICT. This is very helpful for the government in providing services to the community. Based on this, the researchers are interested in examining how the local government applies the mandate of Government Regulation No. 11/2017 towards “SMART ASN” in the field of ICT and HR? What have local governments done to implement it? The purpose of this study is to determine the implementation of the mandate of Government Regulation No. 11/2017 towards “SMART ASN” in the field of ICT and HR carried out by the local government and know what the local government has been done. This research uses the descriptive qualitative method. To get all the information related to the research problem, the researcher used document study techniques to collect data. Data analysis is done by collecting, compiling, and interpreting the data and then making conclusions. From the data are got that there are still many local governments that have not carried out Government Regulation Number 11 of 2017, such as preparation and determination of needs, career development, and unclear career patterns, making the generation gap increase. There are still provinces that have not been able to fully access ICT, so that why they can’t utilize the big data optimally. The efforts of the government to implement PP No. 11 of 2017 are many local governments have implemented technical education and training organized by technical agencies, the government tries to make the Palapa Ring and merit system.

Career Expectations in the Problem Fieldof Rural Youth Life Strategies

The article is devoted to the study of a career as a life strategy for rural youth. In an everchanging society, youth’s views on career and behavior patterns are changing. In rural conditions, youth career strategies may differ from the career strategies of city residents. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the need arose to find a job as a graduate on their own, which led to a new direction in research - the study of the initial stage of a youth career and issues related to their construction. A study conducted in institutions of higher professional education in the city of Novosibirsk showed thestudents’attitudes toward the beginning of a career, minimum wages, the need or absence of the need for part-time work during studies, the importance of career growth, the value of a diploma.

The relationship between motive and in-destination behaviour

While a great deal of research has examined the relationship between motive and behaviour, virtually none has explored the relationship between travel motives and in-destination behavior. Motive research focuses on such issues as destination choice and loyalty, while in-destination behavior tends to track visitor movements without sufficient investigation into motives. This study examined the link between motive and behaviour in Bali. It is framed within Pearce's Travel Career Pattern motive model. Eight motive based segments were identified. Differences were noted in intensity of behaviour in the vast majority of the most popular activities undertaken or attractions visited. Management implications are identified.

Career constructions and a feminist standpoint on the meaning of context

AbstractThis paper explores how context shapes the career constructions of 40 Lebanese female professionals. Starting with career construction theory (CCT), we leverage feminist standpoint theory (FST) to propose a hybrid analytic framework. With this framework, we invite CCT researchers to theorize career constructions as situated. The situatedness of career constructions calls for the exploration of an individual's career choices, coupled with the simultaneous potential constraints on choice emanating from collective experiences of historical and sociopolitical oppression. Theorizing contextual complexities in this way leads to a more nuanced tracing of how the personal experiences of challenge, and for some, the oppressive aspects of collective histories are selectively used to construct a cohesive sense of career storied self, each with distinctive implications for the domains of CCT—Vocational Personality (the what), Career Adaptability (the how), and Life Theme (the why). Our analysis reveals three key patterns: (1) advancing the professional field (vocational expert), (2) seeking self‐vindication (adaptive rebel), and (3) engaging in activism (sympathetic activist vs. epistemically privileged activist). We conclude by discussing the value of our framework, thereby highlighting how acknowledging situatedness helps to inform our understandings of career patterns and of the “politicization” of career trajectories.