2136: Boundaryless Careers: The Mechanisms, The Inequalities, and The Opportunities (12006)

Organizer(s)

• HH

  Heli Helanummi-Cole

  Aalto U. School of Business, Finland
• SP

  Sanjeewa Perera

  U. of South Australia, Australia

Presenter(s)

• JP

  Julian Pfrombeck

  The Chinese U. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Organizer(s)

• TT

  Thi Tuyet Tran

  RMIT U., Australia, Australia

  Handouts

Participant(s)

• CK

  Carol Kulik

  U. of South Australia, Australia
• BR

  Belinda Rae

  U. of South Australia, Australia
• SS

  Shruti Sardeshmukh

  Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Australia
• SZ

  Sara Zaniboni

  U. of Bologna, Italy
• GG

  Gudela Grote

  ETH Zürich, Switzerland

In response to career scholars’ increasing attentiveness to the complex outcomes of boundaryless careers (Guan, Arthur, Khapova, Hall & Lord, 2019) and the urgency in policymakers’ search for innovative solutions to the fast changes in labor markets (Gmyrek, Berg & Bescond, 2023), our paper symposium provides the space to discuss opportunities and challenges associated with boundaryless careers. We bring together scholars conducting conceptual and empirical research in less-studied career contexts, offering fresh insights and new avenues for future research into boundaryless careers. The presentations in our symposium directly examine mechanisms that can lead to greater inequalities or enhanced opportunities in boundaryless careers. While we identify challenges, our symposium also offers a note of hope identifying mechanisms that can lead to greater opportunities for employees, particularly those likely to be disadvantaged.

Presentations:

• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2136: A conceptual model of career capital transferability shaping career sustainability (12006)
  

  Author: Heli Helanummi-Cole – Aalto U. School of Business
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2136: Skilled migrants’ non-institutionalized career transition in the host labor market (12006)
  

  Author: Thi Tuyet Tran – RMIT U., Australia
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2136: Startup@AnyAge – Entry into Mature-age Entrepreneurship (12006)
  

  Author: Sanjeewa Samanmali Perera – U. of South Australia

  Author: Carol T. Kulik – U. of South Australia

  Author: Shruti Sardeshmukh – Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence

  Author: Belinda Rae – U. of South Australia
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2136: Seeing the opportunities: The role of uncertainty mindset during job search (12006)
  

  Author: Julian Pfrombeck – The Chinese U. of Hong Kong

  Author: Sara Zaniboni – U. of Bologna

  Author: Gudela Grote – ETH Zürich