Description: Developing Sustainable Careers Across the Lifespan by Ans De Vos, Tim Gielens, Caroline Meyers, Jean-Marie Dujardin This book offers insights into facilitating sustainable careers through the study of a wide interdisciplinary range of policy investigations and assessment of ongoing practices in the field. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book offers insights into facilitating sustainable careers through the study of a wide interdisciplinary range of policy investigations and assessment of ongoing practices in the field. By assessing and comparing the transferability of policies and good practices between firms in ten countries and regions of the European Union this book considers the development of sustainable careers across the lifespan at the levels of individuals, organizations and systems. This book is the culmination of a research project from the international European Social Fund network on Career and Age, Generation, Experience(AGE). It discusses and offers observations on key concerns at the European level: How to make people work longer, remain employable, develop sustainable competencies ? How to adapt the work environment and human resource management policies at employers level ? And finally, how can public authorities take measures and incentives to support sustainable careers for individuals? Back Cover This book offers insights into facilitating sustainable careers through the study of a wide interdisciplinary range of policy investigations and assessment of ongoing practices in the field. By assessing and comparing the transferability of policies and good practices between firms in ten countries and regions of the European Union this book considers the development of sustainable careers across the lifespan at the levels of individuals, organizations and systems. This book is the culmination of a research project from the international European Social Fund network on Career and Age, Generation, Experience(AGE). It discusses and offers observations on key concerns at the European level: How to make people work longer, remain employable, develop sustainable competencies ? How to adapt the work environment and human resource management policies at employers level ? And finally, how can public authorities take measures and incentives to support sustainable careers for individuals? Author Biography Ans De Vos, PhD, holds the SD Worx chair "Next generation work: Creating sustainable careers" at Antwerp Management School, Antwerp, Belgium and is full professor at the University of Antwerp, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. She is also a research fellow at the Faculty of Business and Economics, KU Leuven. Her focal areas of interest are career development, sustainable career management and psychological contracts, which she approaches both from an individual and organizational perspective. She is academic director of the "Leadership & Career Development" track of all fulltime master programs organized at Antwerp Management School. Jean-Marie DUJARDIN holds a Ph. D. in Business Administration from University of Liège. He is Professor at HEC-Management School of University of Liège: he teaches Human Resource Management, competencies management, leadership and didactic of economics. He is academic responsible of the Research Unit in the Management of Competencies at HEC-Liège. This research unit has carried out researches on the management of competencies in the firms, on the competencies of leaders and managers, on forecasting the necessary qualifications in the labour market for a region, on assessment of competencies in the firms and on recognition of prior learning. Tim Gielens is Researcher at the Antwerp Management School in the Competence Center Next Generation Work. He holds a Master degree in Industrial Psychology (KULeuven) and an additional Master degree in Human Resources Management (Antwerp Management School). His current field of research is situated at the intersection of people and organization focusing on making careers and career management more sustainable, identifying the mechanisms of the new ways of working and finally facilitating the social dialogue in organizations by means of co-creation. Caroline MEYERS holds a Master in Political and Social Sciences, a Master of Arts in European Studies from KU Leuven (Belgium) and a European Master of Public Administration from K.U.Leuven (Belgium) and Hochschule fÜr Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer (Germany). In her present position, she is Expert transnational cooperation within the ESF-Agency-Flanders. She is responsible within the European Social Fund Flanders for the co-ordination of transnational cooperation and contact point with the EC, responsible within the European Social Fund Flanders for the support structure and coaching of colleagues on transnational cooperation, Member or coordinator of several European networks (e.g. the European network on gendermainstreaming, coordinated career and age) and member in the UNDP Roster of Experts in Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment in Public Administration (GEPA) since 2014. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Conceptual framework for sustainable careers.- Chapter 2. Description of relevant good practices at multiple levels.- Chapter 3. Context & Transfer issues: how can good practices be transferred?.- Chapter 4. Six recommendations for facilitating sustainable careers .- Chapter 5. How can you get started when implementing sustainable careers ? .- Chapter 6. Sustainable competences and career competencies: how to put the individual in the drivers seat?.- Chapter 7. Final Conclusions. Feature Introduces a practical framework for sustainable careers and career management Highlights systematic, organizational and individual practices to facilitate sustainable careers Offers an international context to the meanings, implications and transferabilities of this study Details ISBN3319477404 Author Jean-Marie Dujardin ISBN-10 3319477404 ISBN-13 9783319477404 Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 113 Publication Date 2016-12-15 Language English Media Book DEWEY 158.7 Edition 1st Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Subtitle European Social Fund Network on Career and AGE (Age, Generations, Experience) Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Illustrations 4 Illustrations, black and white; XIV, 113 p. 4 illus. Short Title Developing Sustainable Careers Across the Lifespan DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-47741-1 Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Edition Description 1st ed. 2016 Alternative 9783319838106 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130676068;
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ISBN-13: 9783319477404
Book Title: Developing Sustainable Careers Across the Lifespan
Number of Pages: 113 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Developing Sustainable Careers Across the Lifespan: European Social Fund Network on 'Career and AGE (Age, Generations, Experience)
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Ag
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Economics, Self-Study, Management, Business
Item Height: 235 mm
Item Weight: 361 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Ans De Vos, Jean-Marie Dujardin, Tim Gielens, Caroline Meyers
Subject Area: Social Work, Family Sociology, Experimental Psychology
Item Width: 155 mm
Format: Hardcover
