Mid and Late Career Issues: An Integrative Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780367865511 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 240 str.

Mo Wang; Deborah A. Olson; Kenneth S. Shultz

Opis

This new book will look at the unique career issues faced by those workers in their mid and late career stages, particularly with regard to the psychosocial dynamics of mid and late careers.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introduction 1. Understanding Mid and Late Career: Transformations and Challenges 2. The Evolution of Career Theory 3. The Changing Nature of Work, Workers, the Workforce, and Organizations Part 2: Career Issues Unique to Mid and Late Careers 4. Career Issues Unique to Mid and Late Careers – Individual Level Factors 5. Career Issues Unique to Mid and Late Careers – Job Level Factors 6. Career Issues Unique to Mid and Late Careers – Organizational Level Factors Part 3: Topical Issues Related to Mid and Late Careers 7. Mid and Late Career Renewal: Opportunities and Challenges 8. Performance Management: Issues and Challenges 9. Training, Development, and Mentoring 10. Work and Nonwork Issues for Individuals in Their Mid and Late Career 11. The Transition to Retirement Part 4: Conclusion 12. A Resource Based Dynamic Perspective on Mid and Late Careers

O autorze

Mo Wang, PhD, earned his MA and PhD degrees in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology and Developmental Psychology from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He is currently a tenured Associate Professor at University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business Administration, specializing in research and applications in the areas of retirement and older worker employment, occupational health psychology, cross-cultural HR management, leadership, and advanced quantitative methodologies. He has received numerous research awards for his research in these areas, including the Early Career Achievement Awards from Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology - SIOP (2012), Academy of Management’s Human Resources Division (2011) and Research Methods Division (2011), and Society for Occupational Health Psychology (co-sponsored by the APA and NIOSH, 2009). He currently serves as an Associate Editor for Journal of Applied Psychology and the Editor for the Oxford Handbook of Retirement.

Deborah A. Olson, PhD, earned her MA and PhD degrees in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She is currently an Associate Professor of Management and Leadership at the University of La Verne (ULV) in La Verne, California. Prior to joining ULV, she was a leadership development management consultant for over 25 years. She was the Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness and Management Development for Hay McBer and she owned her own consultancy. During her time as a consultant, she worked with over 350 organizations, from both public and private sectors across North America. Her current research focuses on the areas of career development, leadership and team development, human resource management practices, positive organizational behavior, and the use of talents to optimize the effectiveness of older workers. In fall of 2011, she received the McElwee Excellence in