Careers in academia: the academic labour market as an eco‐system
Careers in academia: the academic labour market as an eco‐system
Purpose: this paper aims to explore the contrast between stable and dynamic labour markets in academe in light of career theories that were originally developed for business environments.
Design/methodology/approach: a conceptual design, offering the eco‐system as a framework.
Findings: it evaluates their relevance and applicability to dynamic and global academic labour markets using the emerging novel eco‐system theory. Lessons are drawn for individual scholars employed in the higher education sector as well as to institutions.
Practical implications: the paper suggests practical indications for people‐management within academe. It integrates human capital theory, psychological‐contract concepts and career perspectives about people‐management with practical career advice for the sector.
Originality/value: the paper offers a conceptual framework to better understand labour markets, in particular academic labour markets, using eco‐system as a strong explanatory power.
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Baruch, Yehuda
25b89777-def4-4958-afdc-0ceab43efe8a
17 May 2013
Baruch, Yehuda
25b89777-def4-4958-afdc-0ceab43efe8a
Baruch, Yehuda
(2013)
Careers in academia: the academic labour market as an eco‐system.
Career Development International, 18 (2), .
(doi:10.1108/CDI-09-2012-0092).
Abstract
Purpose: this paper aims to explore the contrast between stable and dynamic labour markets in academe in light of career theories that were originally developed for business environments.
Design/methodology/approach: a conceptual design, offering the eco‐system as a framework.
Findings: it evaluates their relevance and applicability to dynamic and global academic labour markets using the emerging novel eco‐system theory. Lessons are drawn for individual scholars employed in the higher education sector as well as to institutions.
Practical implications: the paper suggests practical indications for people‐management within academe. It integrates human capital theory, psychological‐contract concepts and career perspectives about people‐management with practical career advice for the sector.
Originality/value: the paper offers a conceptual framework to better understand labour markets, in particular academic labour markets, using eco‐system as a strong explanatory power.
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Published date: 17 May 2013
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/486864
ISSN: 1362-0436
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