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My Brilliant Career?

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  • Laurie Cohen
  • Mary Mallon

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Within organizational research, stories are increasingly recognized as a powerful research tool. In this article we argue that stories can likewise be a valuable research instrument in analyzing “career.” In particular, they illuminate the ways in which individuals make sense of their careers as they unfold through time and space, attending to both the holistic nature of career as well as to specific career transitions. Further, stories as discursive constructs provide insights into individual sense-making. Through such insights, the story-based researcher can build a rich, complex, multifaceted, and integrated picture from the perspective of situated individuals.

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  • Laurie Cohen & Mary Mallon, 2001. "My Brilliant Career?," International Studies of Management & Organization, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(3), pages 48-68, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:mimoxx:v:31:y:2001:i:3:p:48-68
    DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2001.11656820
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    5. Ossenkop, Carolin & Vinkenburg, Claartje J. & Jansen, Paul G.W. & Ghorashi, Halleh, 2015. "Ethnic identity positioning at work: Understanding professional career experiences," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 31(4), pages 515-525.
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    9. François Grima & Rachel Beaujolin, 2014. "Reconstructing identity after a labour dispute against the closure of a site: case study on union leaders," Post-Print hal-01174086, HAL.

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