Psychological success and the boundaryless career

The boundaryless career could be a bane or boon to people's experience of psychological success. This paper describes the contours of the boundaryless career and then looks at how workers will have to deal with aging over several career cycles, integrate diverse experiences into their identitie...

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Published in:Journal of organizational behavior 1994-07, Vol.15 (4), p.365-380
Main Authors: Mirvis, Philip H., Hall, Douglas T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business structures
Career development planning
Career transitions
Careers
Contracts
Employment
Identity
Job development
Layoffs
Manycountries
Occupational identity
Organization theory
Organizational behavior
Parents
Psychological aspects
Spouses
Success
Workforce
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Summary:The boundaryless career could be a bane or boon to people's experience of psychological success. This paper describes the contours of the boundaryless career and then looks at how workers will have to deal with aging over several career cycles, integrate diverse experiences into their identities, and come to terms with new types of employer-employee relationships. This introduces the idea of finding psychological success in one's life work, encompassing not only a job and an organization, but also work as a spouse, parent, community member, and as a self-developer.
ISSN:0894-3796
1099-1379
DOI:10.1002/job.4030150406