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This book offers insights into facilitating sustainable careers through the study of a wide interdisciplinary range of policy investigations and assessment of ongoing practices in the field. By assessing and comparing the transferability of policies and good practices between firms in ten countries and regions of the European Union this book considers the development of sustainable careers across the lifespan at the levels of individuals, organizations and systems. This book is the culmination of a research project from the international European Social Fund network on ‘Career and Age, Generation, Experience(AGE)’. It discusses and offers observations on key concerns at the European level: How to make people work longer, remain employable, develop sustainable competencies ? How to adapt the work environment and human resource management policies at employer’s level ? And finally, how can public authorities take measures and incentives to support sustainable careers for individuals?
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Ans De Vos · Jean-Marie Dujardin Tim Gielens · Caroline Meyers Developing Sustainable Careers Across the Lifespan European Social Fund Network on Career and AGE (Age, Generations, Experience) Developing Sustainable Careers Across the Lifespan Ans De Vos • Jean-Marie Dujardin Tim Gielens • Caroline Meyers Developing Sustainable Careers Across the Lifespan European Social Fund Network on Career and AGE (Age, Generations, Experience) Ans De Vos Antwerp Management School and University of Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium Jean-Marie Dujardin University of Liège HEC-Management School Liège, Belgium Tim Gielens Antwerp Management School Antwerp, Belgium Caroline Meyers ESF Flanders Brussels, Belgium ISBN 978-3-319-47740-4 ISBN 978-3-319-47741-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-47741-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016959457 © Springer International Publishing AG 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland Preface For many people, a job is more than an income – it’s an important part of who we are. So a career transition of any sort is one of the most unsettling experiences you can face in your life. The “career” concept is very broad, and it is often filled in differently depending on the type of organisation and the individual involved. While the traditional meaning of a career could be summarised in terms of making a number of (generally) vertical steps, we now see that a career can refer to much more. “Career-making” today in many organisations is considered as