Addressing protean and boundary-crossing working orientations: turning point in talent phenomena management. (5th April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kimia, Elaheh; Allameh, Sayyed Mohsen; Hemmati, Reza
• Is Part Of: International journal of learning and intellectual capital. Volume 16:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 274
• Page End: 296
• Publication Date: 2019-04-05
• Subjects: tangible/intangible -- physical/psychological -- self-directed/value-driven movements -- behaviour/value orientation -- boundary-crossing/protean employability radius -- talent management; Knowledge management -- Periodicals; Organizational learning -- Periodicals; Intellectual capital -- Periodicals; 658.4038
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-4853

Abstract

This paper represents an elaborative framework of protean and boundary-crossing careers path which revealed along discovering basic categories for a joint perspective around tensions in talent literature. With applying Glaserian approach of Grounded Theory, semi-structured interviews were conducted concerning elites' attitudes, orientations, and behaviours towards protean and boundary-crossing working activities and the infrastructures of their organisational operationalisation. Qualitative analysis unfolds an interactive family of theoretical coding around job transition as a basic social structural process (BSSP). The findings determines how physical movements act as a medium elites employ to prepare a context for their protean movements aligning with psychological ones which constitute nesting paths evolving around role transitions due to job improvements. These inferred employability movements posits as elites' proactive adaptability behaviours for securing employability by acquiring movement capital through life-designing trajectories activities. Finally, operational solutions are proposed to cultivate talent phenomena by facilitating elites' employability behaviours across the organisation.