Des patrons aux managers: les laboratoires de la recherche publique depuis les années 1970
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In: Fox School of Business Research Paper No. 16-021
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In: Human relations: towards the integration of the social sciences, Band 64, Heft 7, S. 971-996
ISSN: 1573-9716, 1741-282X
Despite serious criticism, the boundaryless view of careers still heavily influences research. This article aims to do more than just challenge the claim that careers are becoming more boundaryless: our goal is to make clear that careers need to be thought of in alternative terms. To this end, we build on an analysis of academic careers to explain why regarding careers as either bounded or boundaryless is too simple and why more attention should be paid to the scripts that influence career choices. We draw from an empirical study carried out in two French universities that shows that promotion scripts operate under three conditions — credibility, legibility, and legitimacy of promotion models. We conclude that scripts are potentially very useful in understanding a wide range of careers.