Audrey Collin

Vocational Psychological and Organisational Perspectives on Career Audrey Collin

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Avail. in paper. Publisher Marketing: It has long been lamented that, although several disciplines contribute to career scholarship, they work in isolation from one another, thus denying career theory, research, and practice the benefits that multidisciplinary collaboration would bring. This constitutes a lost opportunity at a time when new understandings and approaches are needed in order to respond effectively to global changes in society and work. This book takes a major step towards remedying this situation by bringing together two key perspectives on career, the vocational psychological and the organisational (interpreted broadly to include organisation behaviour and human resource management). Written by international experts, the book opens by identifying some of the "tributaries" that flow into the "great delta of careers scholarship," and noting the need to link what are at present separate "islands" of scholarship. It is structured to allow comparison between the ways in which the two perspectives address career development and career management theory, research and interventions. It concludes by pointing to the possibilities for dialogue, and even collaboration, between these perspectives, and suggesting ways in which these could be brought about. The book will be essential reading for career scholars because, with its potential to stimulate new thinking and developments in theory and research and also, importantly, in practice (with beneficial spin-offs for policy-makers), this dialogue could open a new phase in career scholarship. With its overviews of the history, theory, research and practice of both perspectives, the book will also be a valuable resource for students of both perspectives. Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 211 (EAN 9789087909154, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Collin, Audrey AUDREY COLLIN is Reader in Organizational Behavior in the Department of Human Resource Management, De Monfort University. Contributor Bio:  Patton, Wendy Wendy Patton Professor Wendy Patton is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Education at Queensland University of Technology. She has published extensively in the area of career development, including articles, book chapters, conference papers, and a number of co-authored book and co-edited books. She is currently on the editorial advisory boards of a number of national and international career development journals and the Series Editor of the Career Development Series with Sense Publishers.