Synopses & Reviews
Career Management is designed to help students understand themselves and their careers, to develop the skills necessary to manage their careers effectively, and to act as a mentor or human resource manager helping other workers develop their own careers.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-450) and indexes.
About the Author
Jeffrey H. Greenhaus is Professor and William A. Mackie Chair in the Department of Management at Drexel University?s LeBow College of Business. A Fellow of the American Psychological Society and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), he received his Ph.D. degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from New York University. Jeff?s research, which focuses on career dynamics and work-family linkages, has appeared in such journals as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Former Associate Editor of the Journal of Vocational Behavior, Jeff is co-editor (with Saroj Parasuraman) of Integrating Work and Family: Challenges and Choices for a Changing World (Quorum Books, 1997), co-author (with Stewart D. Friedman) of Work and Family?Allies or Enemies? What Happens when Business Professionals Confront Life Choices (Oxford University Press, 2000), and co-author (with Gerard. A. Callanan and Veronica. M. Godshalk) of Career Management, which is now in its 3rd Edition (Thomson-Southwestern, 2000).
Table of Contents
Part I. The Career Management Process: Theory and Application. 1. Introduction to the Study of Careers. 2. Model of Career Management. 3. Applications of the Career Management Model: A Guide to Career Exploration. 4. Applications of the Career Management Model: Goals, Strategies, and Appraisal. Part II. Stages of Career Development. 5. Career Development: An Overview. 6. Occupational Choice: Preparation for Work. 7. Organizational Entry. 8. Early Career: Establishment and Achievement. 9. Middle and Late Career Issues. Part III. Contemporary Issues in Career Management. 10. Job Stress. 11. Intersection of Work and Family Roles: Implications for Career Management. 12. Managing Diversity. 13. Entrepreneurial Careers. Part IV. Career Management in Work Organizations. 14. Human Resource Support Systems. 15. Organizational Career Management Systems. 16. Closing Thoughts on Career Management.