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Career success schemas and their contextual embeddedness: A comparative configurational perspective
Author(s) -
Kaše Robert,
Dries Nicky,
Briscoe Jon P.,
Cotton Richard D.,
Apospori Eleni,
Bagdadli Silvia,
ÇakmakOtluoğlu K. Övgü,
Chudzikowski Katharina,
Dysvik Anders,
Gianecchini Martina,
Saxena Richa,
Shen Yan,
Verbruggen Marijke,
Adeleye Ifedapo,
Babalola Olusegun,
Casado Tania,
Cerdin JeanLuc,
Kim Najung,
Mishra Sushanta Kumar,
Unite Julie,
Fei Zhangfeng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
human resource management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.44
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1748-8583
pISSN - 0954-5395
DOI - 10.1111/1748-8583.12218
Subject(s) - embeddedness , multinational corporation , perspective (graphical) , taxonomy (biology) , qualitative comparative analysis , psychology , convergence (economics) , knowledge management , career development , sociology , computer science , business , social psychology , economics , artificial intelligence , social science , economic growth , botany , finance , machine learning , biology
We introduce career success schemas as critical for understanding how people in different contexts perceive and understand career success. Using a comparative configurational approach, we show, in a study of 13 countries, that two structural characteristics of career success schemas—complexity and convergence—differ across country contexts and are embedded in specific configurations of institutional factors. Adopting complexity and convergence as primary dimensions, we propose a taxonomy of career success schemas at the country level. Based on this taxonomy, we contribute to the understanding of subjective career success across countries, discuss the importance of schemas for organisational career systems in multinational enterprises, and propose specific guidelines for future comparative careers research.