Imagining Women''s Careers

Zusatztext This is an authoritative and thought-provoking book, which makes maximum use of the methodology of semi-structured in-depth interviews to reconsider many assumptions about the apparently straightforward notion of the career. It left me thinking about what the implications of this research might be for the two domains largely left out of this particular story: how men see their careers in our increasingly fragmented work environment, and where the myths of motherhood fit into womens career imaginations. Informationen zum Autor Laurie Cohen is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Nottingham University Business School. Her doctoral work focused on women's transitions from employment to self-employment - an area that she has continued to work in ever since. In addition, she is interested in career-making in emerging forms of organization, and research methods in the study of career, especially interpretive approaches and the use of narrative. For many years she has also been involved in a series of studies on work and careers in professional organizations, focusing mainly on scientific research establishments and more recently engineering organizations. Klappentext This book is about women's careers, how they think about and enact their working lives, and how these patterns change or stay the same over time. Cohen develops the concept of career imagination which shows how women define and delimit what is possible, legitimate and appropriate in career terms. Zusammenfassung This book is about women's careers, how they think about and enact their working lives, and how these patterns change or stay the same over time. Cohen develops the concept of career imagination which shows how women define and delimit what is possible, legitimate and appropriate in career terms. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements 1: Women's career lives: 1993-2010 2: Telling career stories 3: The cast 4: The transition from employment to self-employment 5: Changing contexts 6: Developing careers through time 7: As in work, so too in retirement 8: The importance of others 9: The career imagination References ...

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• Authors: Laurie Cohen, Laurie (Professor of Organizational Behavio Cohen, Laurie (Professor of Organizational Behaviour Cohen, Cohen Laurie
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.09.2014
• EAN: 9780199697199
• ISBN: 978-0-19-969719-9
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Women in Business, Organizational theory & behaviour, Gender studies: women, Sociology: work & labour, Gender studies: women and girls, Organizational theory and behaviour, Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General