Lifelong Employability - Thriving in an Ageing Society
von: Philippa Dengler
Springer Gabler, 2018
ISBN: 9783658246242
Sprache: Englisch
110 Seiten, Download: 3342 KB
Format: PDF, auch als Online-Lesen
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| Foreword | 6 | ||
| Preface | 7 | ||
| Table of Contents | 8 | ||
| Summary | 10 | ||
| List of Figures and Tables | 11 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 12 | ||
| 1.1 Why Lifelong Employability Is Becoming Important | 12 | ||
| 1.2 Goals of the Study | 15 | ||
| 1.3 Structure | 17 | ||
| 2 Theoretical Approaches and Recent Research | 18 | ||
| 2.1 Definitions of Employability | 18 | ||
| 2.2 Measurement of Employability | 19 | ||
| 2.3 Precursors to Employability | 20 | ||
| 2.3.1 Career Management | 21 | ||
| 2.3.2 Lifelong Learning | 24 | ||
| 2.3.3 Knowledge Management | 26 | ||
| 2.3.4 Age Diversity Management | 27 | ||
| 2.3.5 Health Management | 30 | ||
| 2.3.6 Networking | 31 | ||
| 2.4 Self-Identity and Social Constructs | 32 | ||
| 2.5 Thinking about the Future | 33 | ||
| 2.6 The Theory of Planned Behaviour | 34 | ||
| 3 Empirical Research Method | 36 | ||
| Step 1: Definition of Research Questions | 36 | ||
| Step 2: Link to Theory | 36 | ||
| Step 3: Definition of Research Design | 37 | ||
| Step 4: Definition of Sample and Sampling Strategy | 38 | ||
| Step 5: Data Collection and Analysis, including Pilot | 39 | ||
| Step 6: Processing the Study and Presenting Results | 41 | ||
| Step 7: Discussion in Respect of Quality Criteria | 41 | ||
| 4 Results | 43 | ||
| 4.1 Characteristics of the Sample | 43 | ||
| 4.2 Interview Findings: Section 1 | 44 | ||
| 4.2.1 Impact of Demographic Change | 45 | ||
| 4.2.2 What Is Employability? | 45 | ||
| 4.2.3 Retirement Plans | 47 | ||
| 4.3 Interview Findings: Section 2 | 49 | ||
| 4.3.1 Career Management | 49 | ||
| 4.3.2 Lifelong Learning | 56 | ||
| 4.3.3 Knowledge Management | 59 | ||
| 4.3.4 Health Management | 60 | ||
| 4.3.5 Age Diversity Management | 63 | ||
| 4.3.6 Networking | 65 | ||
| 5 Discussion and Key Findings | 67 | ||
| 5.1 Key Finding 1: Norms and Attitudes | 67 | ||
| 5.2 Key Finding 2: The Psychological Contract | 68 | ||
| 5.3 Key Finding 3: ‘Openness to Experience’ | 68 | ||
| 5.4 Typological Model of Lifelong Employability | 69 | ||
| 5.4.1 Operational Definitions | 69 | ||
| 5.4.2 Categorisation of Participants | 71 | ||
| 5.4.3 Description of the Four Employability Types | 74 | ||
| 5.4.4 Practical Implications of the Model | 79 | ||
| 6 Recommendations | 82 | ||
| 6.1 Data Level | 82 | ||
| 6.2 Structural Level | 82 | ||
| 6.3 Behavioural Level | 84 | ||
| 7 Conclusions and Outlook | 86 | ||
| 7.1 Limitations of the Study and Avenues for Future Research | 89 | ||
| Epilogue | 91 | ||
| References | 92 | ||
| Appendices | 98 |