Performance under conditions of change - Capabilities for dynamic careers

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How is carreer success defined, give 2 ways

- Objective; career progress, status, financial outcome
- Subjective; satisfaction

Dynamic career capabilities are needed to be prepared for unpredictable career context, what are these?

Dynamic career capabilities are an individual’s competence to continuously integrate, reconfigure, renew and recreate career resources.

What are the 3 influencial theories on career progression?

1. The contested vs Sponsored career mobility: (Turner) contrasts the possibility for individual achievement vs getting help from others as key factors in explaining career success.
2. Protean career theory: (Arthur) Envisions how changes in the career landscape enfold opportunities rather than challenges for individual careers
3. The concept employability: links individual achievement and career sponsorship to explain which factors make up capabilities for dynamic careers.
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What did Turner look at in terms of carreer progression

The causes for differences in upward career mobility

What is contested mobility?

Moving up because of individual achievement. The best wins. THe level of education and skills leads to objective success.

What is sponsored mobility

Moving up ranks with help of influential others (stereotype). The selection is based on status. These people profit from sponsorship and opportunities for training.

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What is meant with Protean careers?

A new mindset, the labour market moved from internal to external. Traditional, objective career success is of less importance and individuals go for subjective success in what they want, such as development, personal growth, fulfilment. It is based on entrepreneurship; a learning orientation, open mind for change, exploring opportunities and seize them.

Consequence = more equal employment relationships

Internal labour market

individuals pursue career within one organization, where loyalty and good performance gets rewarded.

External labour market

employees are recruited from outside of the organization and dismissed if they are no longer needed. Employment became uncertain, having multiple subsequent employers or even becoming self-employed was more accepted. It became normal to pursue career growth through working at different employers.

How can be seen that protean careers are based on entrepreneurship?

The theory on protean careers resembles theories on organizational dynamic capabilities, due to its focus on an entrepreneurial mindset to find career opportunities and seize them to maximize life satisfaction.

What makes people employable, give 3 contitions?

1. Employability radius: range of tasks one can do

2. Employability competences: resources to broaden the radius (KL development, skill, mindset)

3. Contextual constraints or consequences

There is conflict between employer and employee what is this about

Conflict of interest between employers wnating full flexibility in hiring and firing to ensure HR scalability

and employees who want security of income and having the capabilities to be employable

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