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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452998603321

Titolo

Careers without borders : critical perspectives / / [edited by] Christina Reis and Yehuda Baruch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-13326-9

1-283-89378-9

1-136-47858-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BaruchYehuda

ReisChristina

Disciplina

331.702

Soggetti

International business enterprises - Employees

Employment in foreign countries

Career development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Careers Without Borders: Critical Perspectives; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; 1. Understanding Global Careers from a Critical Perspective; 2. The Situation of Global Careers in Canada; 3. Global Careers: Perspectives from the United Kingdom; 4. In and from the Heart of Europe: Global Careers and Austria; 5. The Embodiment of Unhealthy Global Careers Among Swedish Professionals; 6. Global Moves from and to Brazil; 7. Making Sense of Global Careerism in Argentina: The Structure, Culture, and Context; 8. The Global Careers of Australians and New Zealanders

9. Global Careers in Portugal10. Global Careers: The Russian Experience; 11. Global Careers in Hungary; 12. Global Careers Within and Outside an Emerging Country: The Case of Turkey; 13. Global Careers in China; 14. Global Careers from a Japanese Perspective; 15. Global Careers: An Indian Perspective; 16. Global Careers in the United States; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Careers without Borders analyzes the challenges, debates and developments in global careers using a critical management



perspective. Starting in the early nineties, the flow of information became more fluid, and with this, managers and professionals started operating across borders, crossing different contexts in greater numbers than ever before. In this edited collection, contributors from around the world examine how context, culture and social relations of power all impact on how professionals interact with new structural and ideological frameworks. Issues such as regulat