Work Careers: A Developmental Perspective

<p>Foreword xi<br />Neal Schmitt</p>
<p>Preface xv</p>
<p>The Contributors xix</p>
<p>Part One: Foundations of Career Development</p>
<p>1 Stability in the Midst of Change: A Developmental Perspective on the Study of Careers 3<br />Daniel C. Feldman</p>
<p>2 More than the Big Five: Personality and Careers 27<br />Jill C. Bradley, Arthur P. Brief, Jennifer M. George</p>
<p>3 Skill Acquisition and Person–Environment Fit 63<br />Cheri Ostroff, Yuhyung Shin, Barbara Feinberg</p>
<p>Part Two: Career Development Across the Life Span</p>
<p>4 When you come to a Fork in the Road, Take it: Career Indecision and Vocational Choices of Teenagers and Young Adults 93<br />Daniel C. Feldman</p>
<p>5 The School–to–Work Transition 126<br />Elizabeth Wolfe Morrison</p>
<p>6 The Establishment Years: A Dependence Perspective 159<br />Terri A. Scandura</p>
<p>7 Career Development in Midcareer 186<br />Harvey L. Sterns, Linda M. Subich</p>
<p>8 Career Issues Facing Older Workers 214<br />Terry A. Beehr, Nathan A. Bowling</p>
<p>Part Three: The Changing Context of Career Development</p>
<p>9 Public Policy and the Changing Legal Context of Career Development 245<br />Jon M. Werner</p>
<p>10 The Changing Organizational Context of Careers 274<br />Carrie R. Leana</p>
<p>11 International Careers as Repositories of Knowledge: A New Look at Expatriation 294<br />Gregory K. Stephens, Allan Bird, Mark E. Mendenhall</p>
<p>Part Four: Directions for Industrial/Organizational Practice and Research</p>
<p>12 Organizational Assistance in Career Development 323<br />Manuel London</p>
<p>13 Advancing Research on Work Careers: A Developmental Perspective on Theory Building and Empirical Research 346<br />Daniel C. Feldman</p>
<p>Name Index 373</p>
<p>Subject Index 385</p>