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Megan Yoo Schneider – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Leadership development is a multi-billion-dollar industry with a strong focus on learning through experiences, yet most experiential leadership development efforts typically center on work-based experiences and not personal life experiences. This study delves into the relationships among significant life experiences, leader identity, and adult…
Descriptors: Leadership, Professional Development, Professional Identity, Biographies
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Carden, Julia; Jones, Rebecca J.; Passmore, Jonathan – Journal of Management Education, 2022
Self-awareness is often seen as a critical component in leadership and career success, and has therefore become a feature in MBAs, leadership development, and management education. It has become a popular "buzzword" in management literature, yet when reviewing this literature, there appears to be no consistent definition of the…
Descriptors: Management Development, Metacognition, Leadership Training, Masters Programs
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Hülür, Gizem; Siebert, Jelena Sophie; Wahl, Hans-Werner – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Previous research documented positive associations between cognitively stimulating work and levels of cognitive performance, while longitudinal associations are less clear. We used 20-year longitudinal data from the Interdisciplinary Longitudinal Study of Adult Development and Aging (ILSE) to examine the role of perceived work environment…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Cognitive Ability, Work Attitudes, Longitudinal Studies
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Tara Fenwick – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2013
Purpose: Much research to date on professional transitions has focused on predicting them and then preparing individual practitioners to navigate transitions as sites of struggle. The purpose of this paper is to critically examine, within the context of professional practice and learning, diverse theoretical approaches that are currently prominent…
Descriptors: Professional Personnel, Change, Work Environment, Governance
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Sterner, William R. – Career Development Quarterly, 2012
As workers face a changing and ever-complex employment landscape, traditional career theories and approaches may not be sufficient in meeting career challenges. Calls for integrated career theories have emerged as more people seek meaning and purpose in their lives and careers. This article proposes a career counseling option that integrates…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Philosophy, Career Development, Holistic Approach
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Kormanik, Martin B.; Rocco, Tonette S. – Human Resource Development Review, 2009
One aspect of personality, perceptions of internal versus external control of reinforcement, shifts under conditions of change. This review of the literature examines the relationship between planned organizational change and locus of control. The review includes literature from the disciplines of clinical and social psychology, adult development,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Learning Theories, Locus of Control, Organizational Change