
Careers: An Organizational Perspective (e-book)
Careers: An Organizational Perspective is a market-leading textbook on careers in the modern organizational context. The sixth edition reflects the most recent research and trends on the new unfolding nature of careers in the fast emerging digital-era employment environment. The book retains its popular blend of up-to-date theory, classical and contemporary research, application activities and real-life case scenarios that represent the cultural diversity of South Africa.
e-book ISBN: | 9781485131038 |
Publisher: | Juta Publishers |
Variant: | e-book |
Author(s): | Schreuder, AMG |
Edition: | 6th Edition |
Case studies
- Various themes are illustrated by means of real-life case study examples representing the multiculturally diverse South African population
- The reflection activities include real-life case studies that act as mini-cases which students can use to analyze and dissect chapter concepts and applications via real-life scenarios specific to the South African context.
- Topics, enriched with new South African and African case examples, that are covered include:
- The concept of work in the digital era
- Work and career values that influence the meaning of work
- Transformational shifts in the world of work and careers
- Concepts and psychology of career adaptation and employability in times of work transformation
- Classical and contemporary career management and planning models
- The psychology of career behaviour in lifespan development
- Career choice and counselling theories
- Career and work-life issues in contemporary employment settings
- Positive career wellbeing concepts and theory for enriching flourishing at work
- Strategic talent management and the employment value proposition in the Industry 4.0 context
- The use of online talent platforms in optimizing person-job, person organization and person-team fit
- Career development practices relevant to the digital era
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