Career Anchors
The Changing Nature of Careers Participant Workbook
4th Edition
Published on 31. May 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-118-45575-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Career Anchors instrument is designed to help clients identify their anchors and to think about how their values relate to their career choices. While this model has stood the test of time, there are many changing factors in the market that require a fresh look at the content. This new edition of a classic career development tool provides readers with updated coverage and data that reflects the current world of work and looks at how people think of their careers and the qualities they haven't considered or simply take for granted.
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Schein
Career Anchors Revisited: Finding Stability and Op portunity in the Changing Nature of Work
The Changing Nature of Work and Careers Participant
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02/2023
Wiley
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04/2006
3rd Edition
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Persons
Edgar H. Schein is Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of numerous books, including Career Dynamics, Process Consultation Revisited, Organizational Culture and Leadership, and The Corporate Culture Survival Guide.
John Van Maanen is the Erwin Schell Professor at the Sloan School of Management at MIT. He has been a Visiting Professor at Yale University, University of Surrey, and INSEAD in France.
Content
Introduction 1
Career Development 3
Th e "Internal Career" and Career Anchors 3
External Career Stages and Career Movement 4
Development of the Career Anchor in the Internal Career 7
Identifying Career Anchors Through Career History Analysis 11
The Eight Career Anchor Categories 19
Technical/Functional Competence 20
General Managerial Competence 24
Autonomy/Independence 30
Security/Stability 32
Entrepreneurial Creativity 34
Sense of Service/Dedication to a Cause 37
Pure Challenge 39
Lifestyle 40
Review of Ratings and Questionnaire Scores 45
Common Questions 47
Are Th ere Other Career Anchors? 47
Does the Career Anchor Concept Travel? 48
Can a Person Have More Th an One Anchor? 50
Do Anchors Change? 51
Moving Ahead: Reconciling Your Anchor with the
Demands of Work, Family, and Self 55
Th e Role Map: Analyzing Your Present Situation 55
Th e Work Career and Family/Life Priority Grid:
Analyzing Your Present Situation 64
Looking Ahead 71
Globalization and Restructuring 71
Information Technology and Expertise 73
Support and Service Functions 75
Uncertainty, Anxiety, and Teamwork 76
New Organizational Forms 78
Interdependence and Collaboration 80
Work, Self, and Family 84
Implications for Your Career Development 89
Assessment of Future Requirements 90
Next Steps 94
References and Additional Reading 99
About the Authors 103