Careers (CAR)
The Careers Division is a professional Division whose purpose is the development or improvement of members’ capabilities for research and instruction of the public on the subject of careers and the significance of careers to the study and practice of management. CAR fosters on the general advancement of research, learning, teaching, and practice in the career field of to encourage the extension and unification of knowledge, thereby enhancing the practice of management. The Division meets at the AOM Annual Meeting to present public discussion groups, fora, panels, lectures, workshops, and similar programs.
1085 Members
Division
Officers
- Chair Daniel Spurk
- Chair-Elect Jennifer Tosti-Kharas
- Program Chair Janine Bosak
- PDW Chair Caitlin M. Porter
- Past Chair Serge P. Da Motta Veiga
Domain Statement
Careers supports research, teaching, and practice focused on people’s lifelong succession of work experiences, the structure of opportunity to work, and the relationship between careers and other aspects of life. Major topics include: individual career development; career management strategies; career planning; career outcomes (success, plateauing, derailment); relationships between human resource systems and careers; life cycle interactions with work; race, culture, and gender effects on careers; labor force diversity; internal labor market structures and functions; cross-cultural careers; and effects of demographic and social changes on work.