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Beyond the Boundaryless Career? New Avenues for Careers Research
London, Kingston-Upon-Thames
17 May 2013
http://business.kingston.ac.uk/cressconference2013
Almost two decades have passed since the idea of the boundaryless career was proposed as an alternative inter-organizational lens to capture the nature of contemporary careers. The concept has broadened the research agenda beyond the focus on careers within large bureaucratic organizations and highlighted the role of factors such as the interface between work and life, embeddedness in occupational communities, and idiosyncratic views of success in shaping career development and identity at work. While the balance of cumulative research is certainly positive, critics have argued that the empirical basis for an increase in inter-organizational mobility is modest and that the boundaryless career presents important conceptual and operational limitations. Rather than dismissing the notion of the boundaryless career, this conference builds on the virtues of the concept to inspire a reflection and critical discussion about how to progress career theory and research beyond the duality between bounded and boundaryless careers.
Call for Papers
Kingston Business School and the Centre for Research on Employment Skills and Society (CRESS) cordially invite you to submit a paper for the Beyond the Boundaryless Career? New Avenues for Careers Research conference.
Theoretical or empirical papers specifically addressing the conference theme or making a significant contribution to further understanding of contemporary careers are welcome. PhD students are particularly welcome to submit poster presentations. The conference aims to provide students with an opportunity to discuss their work with established academics in the careers field.
All submissions are due on Friday the 1st of March 2013.
All contributors will receive notification of acceptance no later than March 15th 2013.
Keynotes
We are thrilled to announce the contribution of three very exciting Keynote speakers:
Michael B. Arthur (Suffolk University, Boston) The Boundaryless Career at 20: Where Do We Stand, How Can We Help?
Françoise Dany (EMLYON, France) Towards an Integrationist Approach: Some More Questions for Career Theory
Svetlana Khapova (VU University, Amsterdam) Career Mobility and the Knowledge Economy: Consequences for Individuals and Organizations