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Suzanne, Pamela A. (2012) Experienced newcomers : business professionals' identity development following a career change. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
This thesis studies the process of how experienced business professionals adjust to a
new role. These experienced newcomers were Argentinean MBA graduates who made
a career transition and were going through the first months at the new job. Through a
grounded theory and constructivist approach, participants reflected on what was
relevant to them during this period, in interviews and personal diaries. Developing the
professional identity emerged as a strong theme, including how they developed
relationships, how they managed conflict with colleagues and supervisors, how they
changed their profiles to adjust, how they managed identity threats, how they
experimented with possible selves, and how they constructed their dynamic
professional identities.
This doctoral project contributes to the understanding of how experienced newcomers
socialise to a new role with a career perspective, considering both past experience and
future aspirations. Data collection undertaken during four months for each participant
enabled an understanding of process, especially in terms of how individuals develop
relationships at work and ideas for possible selves, contributing to theoretical gaps in
existing literature. In addition, it contributes to research on business professionals, and
MBA graduates in particular, which is quite scarce in Argentina.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Career changes, Career changes -- Psychological aspects | ||||
Official Date: | October 2012 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Institute for Employment Research | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Bimrose, Jenny, 1949- ; Lindley, Robert M. | ||||
Sponsors: | Warwick Institute for Employment Research PhD Scholarship; Warwick Postgraduate Research Scholarship; Universidad de San Andrés. Research support programme; Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (Argentina) | ||||
Extent: | 357 leaves | ||||
Language: | eng |
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