Career Creativity : Explorations in the Remaking of Work

Maury Peiperl

ISBN 10: 0199248729 / ISBN 13: 9780199248728

Published by OUP Oxford, 2002

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Careers are changing-a simple linear development is now rare. People need to be creative about their careers, and society needs to generate creativity from its work arrangements. Many believe that the so-called creative industries (media, high-tech, IT, etc.) offer a model for likely working patterns and career development in the future.In this book leading experts from ten countries look at the dual meaning of Career Creativity to explore both the creativity in people's career behavior and the concomitant creative development of the institutions of work and society. The book's four sections address the observation of creative careers, the enactment of careers within the social structure, the shape of careers in what have traditionally been seen as creative industries, and the role that careers play in the creation of industries.The chapters cover a diverse range of issues and perspectives such as knowledge-intensive workers, paths to creativity, the career metaphor, transformation and adversity in creative lives, the pursuit of international assignments, and the consequences of career mobility. They draw from a number of different employment sectors including high-technology, craft work, film-making, country music, biotechnology, and open-source software.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Career Creativity : Explorations in the Remaking of Work
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199248729
• ISBN 13: 9780199248728
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 20D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 565 grams

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Synopsis

How does one combine a challenging career with creativity? This book answers that question. Career Creativity explores different models of careers and creativity and the necessity for it. It is broken into four sections of study; 'Creative Careers Observed', 'Creative Careers Enacted', Careers in Creative Industries' and 'Careers Creating Industries'. This volume links these two ideals with key examples from various professions, countries and industries.

About the Author

Maury A. Peiperl is Associate Dean and Director of the Careers Research Initiative at London Business School. He has taught, written, and consulted for over fifteen years on four continents in the areas of executive careers, human resource management, performance, and change, and sits on the boards of several companies. He is also a director of a consulting firm specializing in performance, change, communications, and careers issues. Michael B. Arthur is Professor of Management at the Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University, Boston. He has written and researched widely on the subject of careers, and his research focuses on alternative ways to link individual career theory and collective action. N. Anand is Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at London Business School. Anand's research interests include the constitution and emergence of industrial fields, the organization of the commercial music industry, knowledge management in professional service firms, and behaviour in financial services firms.