Career, family, and workforce mobility: an interdisciplinary conversation

Patton, W. and Doherty, C. (2020) Career, family, and workforce mobility: an interdisciplinary conversation. Journal of Career Development, 47(3), pp. 296-309. (doi: 10.1177/0894845317731157)

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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to synthesize conceptual and empirical work from the fields of both sociology and career development to explore how issues of career, family, and workforce mobility are necessarily interrelated. The use of work from sociology and career development demonstrates that the complexities of family solutions to career mobility undo the apparent simplicity of delivering a worker to a new worksite. Although organizations and governments work to develop policies that incentivize mobility, including transport infrastructure, housing, employment conditions, and tax incentives, these will not necessarily address the private concerns and priorities of families. This article argues for an interdisciplinary approach to better understand the intersubjective complexities implicated in the growing phenomenon and expectation of worker mobility and suggests both areas and design strategies for further research.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Doherty, Prof Catherine
Authors: Patton, W., and Doherty, C.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Education
Journal Name:Journal of Career Development
Publisher:SAGE Publications
ISSN:0894-8453
ISSN (Online):1556-0856
Published Online:25 September 2017
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2017 Curators of the University of Missouri
First Published:First published in Journal of Career Development 47(3): 296-309
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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