Boundaryless Careers reading

Question 1

Van Buren (2003)- introduction

Answer 1

A boundaryless career unfolds over time in multiple employment settings

Question 2

Van Buren (2003)- paragraph 1

Answer 2

Boundaryless careers allow individuals to enhance their employability

Question 3

Van Buren (2003)- paragraph 3

Answer 3

Not as beneficial for tier 2 workers as their skills are easily replaced and they face greater competition for employment

Question 4

Van Buren (2003)- paragraph 5

Answer 4

It is the ethical responsibility of organisations to provide employees with employable skills- high cost and don’t stay in company for long

Question 5

Van Buren (2003)- paragraph 6

Answer 5

Boundaryless careers create a society of more employable individuals

Question 6

Perrow (1996)- paragraph 7

Answer 6

Civil society which lies outside the employment contract has been weakened

Question 7

Perrow (1996)- paragraph 4

Answer 7

Boundaryless careers give companies the ability to cut costs and downsize

Question 8

Hirsch and Stanley (1996)- introduction

Answer 8

The implications of boundaryless careers on society is unclear

Question 9

Hirsch and Stanley (1996)- paragraph 3

Answer 9

Boundaryless careers restrict an individuals freedom to engage in career development

Question 10

Currie (2006)- introduction

Answer 10

Less focus on climbing and organisational hierarchy and more about moving between employers for shorter term contracts

People are still dependant on the traditional careers offered by large bureaucratic organisations for their careers

Question 11

Currie (2006)- paragraph 3

Answer 11

Voluntary vs involuntary boundarylessness and the impact this can have on the in individual

Question 12

Currie (2006)- paragraph 5

Answer 12

Boundaryless careers cause loss of knowledge from the organisation which causes costs to increase

Question 13

Arthur and Rousseau (1996)- paragraph 1

Answer 13

Traditional careers unfold in a single employment setting for a long period of time

Question 14

Arthur and Rousseau (1996)- paragraph 2

Answer 14

They are an opportunity for liberation, development, taking control of your own professional development and it provides flexibility

Question 15

Dreyfus and Dreyfus (1986)- paragraph 3

Answer 15

Boundaryless careers don’t allow individuals to move up the model- may be a novice in many skills but never move up to become an expert

Question 16

Dore (1997)- paragraph 7

Answer 16

Boundaryless careers are adding to the effects of diploma disease- have a people not being able to find stable employment and people not wanting stable employment

Question 17

Standing (2011)- paragraph 7

Answer 17

Adding to the precariat- people pursuing boundaryless careers have no career predictability or stability