Introducing a sustainable career ecosystem: theoretical perspectives, conceptualization, and future research agenda
Introducing a sustainable career ecosystem: theoretical perspectives, conceptualization, and future research agenda
Our paper advances the embryonic interest of combining the theoretical frameworks of sustainable career and career ecosystem into a sustainable career ecosystem theory by introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a new actor, spotlighting the need for liminality of the relationship between an individual and career practitioner, and presenting a new conceptual model. We begin by providing a brief overview of sustainable career and career ecosystem theories, culminating in a recently proposed definition of a sustainable career ecosystem. Second, using this as our point of departure, we consider the theoretical perspectives for understanding a sustainable career ecosystem through (a) introducing AI as a new actor with the potential to disrupt and transform the (future) labor market and (b) making a case for the liminality of the individual and career practitioner relationship. Third, we consider various dimensions for analyzing a sustainable career ecosystem to offer a new conceptual model. We conclude with a future research agenda. Article classification: Conceptual Paper.
Artificial intelligence, Career ecosystem, Career practitioners, Liminality, Sustainable career
Donald, William E.
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Van der Heijden, Beatrice
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Baruch, Yehuda
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Donald, William E.
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Van der Heijden, Beatrice
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Baruch, Yehuda
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Donald, William E., Van der Heijden, Beatrice and Baruch, Yehuda
(2024)
Introducing a sustainable career ecosystem: theoretical perspectives, conceptualization, and future research agenda.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, 151, [103989].
(doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2024.103989).
Abstract
Our paper advances the embryonic interest of combining the theoretical frameworks of sustainable career and career ecosystem into a sustainable career ecosystem theory by introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a new actor, spotlighting the need for liminality of the relationship between an individual and career practitioner, and presenting a new conceptual model. We begin by providing a brief overview of sustainable career and career ecosystem theories, culminating in a recently proposed definition of a sustainable career ecosystem. Second, using this as our point of departure, we consider the theoretical perspectives for understanding a sustainable career ecosystem through (a) introducing AI as a new actor with the potential to disrupt and transform the (future) labor market and (b) making a case for the liminality of the individual and career practitioner relationship. Third, we consider various dimensions for analyzing a sustainable career ecosystem to offer a new conceptual model. We conclude with a future research agenda. Article classification: Conceptual Paper.
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Artificial intelligence, Career ecosystem, Career practitioners, Liminality, Sustainable career
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