The chaos theory of careers : a new perspective on working in the twenty-first century

Outlines the application of chaos theory to the field of career development. This book represents a new perspective on the nature of career development. It emphasizes the dimensions of careers frequently neglected by accounts of careers such as the challenges and opportunities of uncertainty and the...

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Main Authors: Pryor, Robert (Author), Bright, Jim (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge , c2011
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300 |a ix, 244 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-237) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Complexity, uncertainty and careers -- 2. Complexity, uncertainty and career development theory -- 3. The chaos theory of careers: background and development -- 4. The chaos theory of careers: attractors -- 5. The chaos theory of careers: patterns and fractals -- 6. The chaos theory of careers: research support -- 7. Strategies for chaos theory career counseling and assessment -- 8. Practical applications: counseling and assessment -- 9. Practical applications: meaning, purpose and spirituality -- 10. Practical applications: organizational development -- 11. Where are we going and where we have been 
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