...Otmar Varela; Virginia Lasio; Maria J. Murcia; Armando Borda Purpose This study aims to map the literature on academic careers. We equip readers with a description of the directions the field has expanded and a characterization of the field’s main attributes. We also highlight research vacuums...

... understanding of the role of the academic career script as a potential boundary for career shock implications. Design/methodology/approach The authors studied career advancement experiences of a cohort of 75 men and women associate professors in the Netherlands via biographical interviews and conducted...

... career success. Becoming an ID can be a rewarding and positive career path for academics who look for additional responsibility, income and impact. This new academic career path manifests in how career actors interact with each other to reach a state of equilibrium in a wider career ecosystem. Appointing...

... Career success Family Cross-cultural management Structuration theory Academic careers Arab Middle East Career theory Structure agency Career success has been gaining attention in the career literature in recent years (Dries et al., 2008 ; Dries, 2011 ; Heslin, 2005...

... learning contributes to academic career success. The purpose of this paper is to explore the contribution of formal and informal learning to employability. Design/methodology/approach – Survey data were obtained from 139 academic staff members employed at the Open University in the Netherlands...

.... expert colleagues and funding) as more important when selecting their first academic appointment than their male counterparts. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Doctoral student recruitment Initial academic appointments Academic job preferences Academic careers Faculty...