Contemporary career concepts and their fit for the Arabian Gulf context
Contemporary career concepts and their fit for the Arabian Gulf context
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当代职业概念及其对阿拉伯湾环境的适应
DOI：
10.1108/cdi-07-2013-0084
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发表时间：
2013
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
Y. Baruch
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作者：
Ingo Forstenlechner;Y. Baruch
在西方社会，职业的当代性质发生了重大变化，但对不同文化中这种变化的性质的研究却很少。本文的目的是探讨如何职业生涯的理论和概念从西方起源适合中东地区，特别是在新兴的阿拉伯海湾经济体，把在上下文中的解释性命题扩大西方观点的职业生涯理论，并将其应用到一个快速变化的社会环境。设计/方法/方式-本研究采用概念分析方法。结果-由于人口结构的变化，并提高认识的社会，经济和政治问题，该国不能保持这种隐含的承诺。随着越来越多的年轻人进入劳动力市场，该国无法继续为他们提供类似的工作，旧的心理契约已经被打破。独创性/价值-本文是第一次旨在解释新兴中东国家的劳动力市场在他们的…
Purpose – The contemporary nature of careers has changed significantly in Western societies, yet studies on the nature of this change in different cultures are sparse. The aim of this paper is to explore how career theories and concepts from Western origin fit the Middle East, particularly within the emerging Arabian Gulf economy, putting in context explanatory propositions expanding the Western view of career theory and applying it to the environment of a rapidly changing society. Design/methodology/approach – This research uses a conceptual analysis approach. Findings – Owing to demographic changes, and increasing awareness of the societal, economic and political concerns, the country cannot maintain that implicit promise. The old psychological contract has been breached as the country cannot keep offering similar jobs to the growing number of young people entering the labour market. Originality/value – This paper is the first aiming to explain emerging Middle Eastern countries' labour markets in their ...