Contemporary career sensemaking: A systematic review and future research agenda
Contemporary career sensemaking: A systematic review and future research agenda
Contemporary careers (CCs), characterized as being person-centered rather than organization-centered, have garnered significant theoretical attention in recent decades. However, research on CCs often lacks an exploration of the mechanisms that underlie the dynamic process of career development over time. Drawing from sensemaking theory, we integrate the literature to examine how individuals with a CC orientation make sense of their evolving careers. We suggest attitudinal and behavioral mediators as the core elements of the career sensemaking process. We guide future scholarly work surrounding CCs by outlining research questions that can advance our understanding of CCs within organizational contexts.
Ayoobzadeh, Mostafa
1317b514-3d98-4eab-a16e-fb9e57cdc461
Shirmohammadi, Melika
e57e6c77-e9ed-4d54-b9f8-0ab0cbf9401e
Beigi, Mina
2986037e-5bb3-4ec0-be55-bf291ac17e24
1 August 2024
Ayoobzadeh, Mostafa
1317b514-3d98-4eab-a16e-fb9e57cdc461
Shirmohammadi, Melika
e57e6c77-e9ed-4d54-b9f8-0ab0cbf9401e
Beigi, Mina
2986037e-5bb3-4ec0-be55-bf291ac17e24
Ayoobzadeh, Mostafa, Shirmohammadi, Melika and Beigi, Mina
(2024)
Contemporary career sensemaking: A systematic review and future research agenda.
In Academy of Management Proceedings.
vol. 2024/1
(doi:10.5465/AMPROC.2024.310bp).
Record type:
Conference or Workshop Item
(Paper)
Abstract
Contemporary careers (CCs), characterized as being person-centered rather than organization-centered, have garnered significant theoretical attention in recent decades. However, research on CCs often lacks an exploration of the mechanisms that underlie the dynamic process of career development over time. Drawing from sensemaking theory, we integrate the literature to examine how individuals with a CC orientation make sense of their evolving careers. We suggest attitudinal and behavioral mediators as the core elements of the career sensemaking process. We guide future scholarly work surrounding CCs by outlining research questions that can advance our understanding of CCs within organizational contexts.
This record has no associated files available for download.
More information
e-pub ahead of print date: 9 July 2024
Published date: 1 August 2024
Additional Information:
Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 Academy of Management. All rights reserved.
Venue - Dates:
84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2024, , Chicago, United States, 2024-08-09 - 2024-08-13
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 496723
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/496723
PURE UUID: 0e719d47-9e94-415e-98cb-39fa9b6da613
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 07 Jan 2025 22:08
Last modified: 11 Apr 2025 01:54
Export record
Altmetrics
Contributors
Author:
Mostafa Ayoobzadeh
Author:
Melika Shirmohammadi
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics
