The influence of complexity, chance and change on the career crafting strategies of SIEs

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Career Development International Pub Date : 2023-01-16 DOI:10.1108/cdi-06-2022-0137

Blanca Suarez-Bilbao, Maike Andresen, Marian Crowley-Henry, Edward P. O'Connor

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Abstract

Purpose Externalities influence the career trajectories of self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) and their respective career crafting. This study aims to explore the international career crafting of SIEs (encompassing their proactive career reflection and construction), taking the combined external influences of complexity, chance and change into consideration. Design/methodology/approach The authors employ a qualitative (interpretative) approach, combining career crafting and the chaos theory of careers (CTC) to further understand, from an individual standpoint, the impact of externalities on the career crafting strategies of 24 SIEs who have relocated within the European Union. Findings The authors show that SIEs' proactively craft their careers to varying degrees and with varying frequency. The CTC – incorporating complexity, chance and change – allows for a more nuanced understanding of SIEs' career crafting. Originality/value This paper applies the concept of career crafting to an international context, exploring the impact of externalities on SIEs' careers. In this way, the authors combine two previously separate theories, extend the application of career crafting to an international career context and emphasise the role of temporality and the whole-life view of career in SIEs’ career crafting approach.

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复杂性、偶然性和变化对企业高管职业规划策略的影响

目的外部性影响自发外派人员的职业轨迹及其各自的职业规划。本研究的目的是在考虑复杂性、偶然性和变化的综合外部影响的情况下，探讨企业高管的国际化职业塑造(包括其主动的职业反思和建构)。作者采用定性(解释性)方法，结合职业规划和职业混沌理论(CTC)，从个人的角度进一步理解外部性对24名在欧盟内部搬迁的si的职业规划策略的影响。研究结果表明，男性在不同程度上、不同频率地积极规划自己的职业生涯。CTC结合了复杂性、机会和变化，可以更细致地了解他们的职业生涯。本文将职业塑造的概念应用于国际背景下，探讨外部性对男性职业生涯的影响。通过这种方式，作者将两个先前独立的理论结合起来，将职业塑造的应用扩展到国际职业背景，并强调了暂时性的作用和职业生涯的终身观。

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Career Development International Multiple-

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5.40

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期刊介绍： Careers and Development are inter-related fields of study with connections to many academic disciplines, organizational practices and policy developments in the emerging knowledge economies and learning societies of the modern world. Career Development International provides a platform for research in these areas that deals with questions of theories and theory development, as well as with organizational career strategy, policy and practice. Issues of theory and of practice may be dealt with at individual, organizational and society levels. The international character of submissions may have two aspects. Submissions may be international in their scope, dealing with a topic that is of concern to researchers throughout the world rather than of sole interest to a national audience. Alternatively, submissions may be international in content, relating, for example, to comparative analyses of careers and development across national boundaries, or dealing with inherently ''international'' issues such as expatriation. Coverage: -Individual careers - psychological and developmental perspectives -Career interventions (systems and tools, mentoring, etc) -Government policy and practices -HR planning and recruitment -International themes and issues (MNCs, expatriation, etc) -Organizational strategies and systems -Performance management -Work and occupational contexts