Black Jack - A New Perspective on Protean Career within Management Consulting
(2011)Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- Title: Black Jack: A New Perspective on Protean Career within Management Consulting Seminar Date: June 1, 2011 Course: BUSM18 Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge and Change- Master Level Authors: Victoria Jezierski, Teigan Margetts & Susan Sjölund Advisor EHL: Stephan Schaefer & Katie Sullivan Advisor VCT: Sverre Spoelstra Keywords: Career, protean career, traditional career, management consulting, career metaphors Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate in what way employees at a global management consultancy firm experience protean career. Methodology: Meanings and understandings were interpreted through a hermeneutical reading, with the assumption of social constructivism. Theoretical Perspective: The protean... (More)
- Title: Black Jack: A New Perspective on Protean Career within Management Consulting Seminar Date: June 1, 2011 Course: BUSM18 Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge and Change- Master Level Authors: Victoria Jezierski, Teigan Margetts & Susan Sjölund Advisor EHL: Stephan Schaefer & Katie Sullivan Advisor VCT: Sverre Spoelstra Keywords: Career, protean career, traditional career, management consulting, career metaphors Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate in what way employees at a global management consultancy firm experience protean career. Methodology: Meanings and understandings were interpreted through a hermeneutical reading, with the assumption of social constructivism. Theoretical Perspective: The protean career metaphor, as well as parallels we have drawn between protean careers and management consulting careers, provide a theoretical basis for
our research. Empirical Foundation: The empirical material for our research was gathered through twelve semi-structured interviews with employees at the case company, Majesté, as well as two supplementary observations. Summary of Findings: Our empirical material illustrated that whilst elements of a protean career are experienced at Majesté, the metaphor does not wholly reflect our interviewees’ career experiences. Two “mysteries” emerge; values inconsistency, and illusions of career control. Therefore, the new metaphor of “Black Jack” is developed to reflect our interviewees’ career experiences. (Less)
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- author
- Jezierski, Victoria ; Margetts, Teigan and Sjölund, Susan
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2011
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Career, protean career, traditional career, management consulting, career metaphors, Management of enterprises, Företagsledning, management
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 2158148
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- 2011-06-01 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2012-04-02 19:12:04
@misc{2158148, abstract = {{Title: Black Jack: A New Perspective on Protean Career within Management Consulting Seminar Date: June 1, 2011 Course: BUSM18 Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge and Change- Master Level Authors: Victoria Jezierski, Teigan Margetts & Susan Sjölund Advisor EHL: Stephan Schaefer & Katie Sullivan Advisor VCT: Sverre Spoelstra Keywords: Career, protean career, traditional career, management consulting, career metaphors Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate in what way employees at a global management consultancy firm experience protean career. Methodology: Meanings and understandings were interpreted through a hermeneutical reading, with the assumption of social constructivism. Theoretical Perspective: The protean career metaphor, as well as parallels we have drawn between protean careers and management consulting careers, provide a theoretical basis for our research. Empirical Foundation: The empirical material for our research was gathered through twelve semi-structured interviews with employees at the case company, Majesté, as well as two supplementary observations. Summary of Findings: Our empirical material illustrated that whilst elements of a protean career are experienced at Majesté, the metaphor does not wholly reflect our interviewees’ career experiences. Two “mysteries” emerge; values inconsistency, and illusions of career control. Therefore, the new metaphor of “Black Jack” is developed to reflect our interviewees’ career experiences.}}, author = {{Jezierski, Victoria and Margetts, Teigan and Sjölund, Susan}}, language = {{swe}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Black Jack - A New Perspective on Protean Career within Management Consulting}}, year = {{2011}}, }