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Black Jack - A New Perspective on Protean Career within Management Consulting

Jezierski, Victoria ; Margetts, Teigan and Sjölund, Susan (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
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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
date added to LUP
2011-06-01 00:00:00
date last changed
2012-04-02 19:12:04
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  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}},
}