Deck 7: Careers As Journeys

Question 1

Which of the following is not true of boundaryless careers (Arthur and Rousseau)?

A)They are really boundary-crossing careers
B)They are helped by boundaries becoming more permeable
C)They are inter-organizational in nature
D)They always cross international boundaries
E)They utilize expertise that goes beyond the current employer

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is true of most organizational careers?

A)Career actors are confined to a single occupation
B)Advancement in the organization is usually impossible
C)Rewards tend to be delayed to encourage loyalty
D)Career actors tend to be independent of their organizations
E)They are beyond the control of the employing company

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The ability to be sensitive to, and to be able to respond to, cultural differences between countries and societies and societies is called

A)Acculturation
B)Social sensitivity
C)Internationalism
D)Ethnic flexibility
E)Cultural intelligence

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the major career patterns identified by Kanter?

A)Entrepreneurial careers
B)Bureaucratic careers
C)Boundaryless careers
D)Professional careers
E)All of the above were included by Kanter

Question 5

The case of Helga in the XBC organization demonstrates the principle of climbing the organizational ladder by

A)Acquiring core specialist skills and sticking to them
B)Moving periodically to other organizations
C)Learning the power dynamics of the organization and pleasing senior people
D)Showing loyalty and waiting for the right opportunities
E)Moving strategically between different functions and roles

Question 6

Which of the following is not true of Gunz's notion of a career 'climbing frame'?

A)Climbers choose their own movements
B)Climbers always move upwards
C)Climbing frames change over time
D)Climbers change the structure of the frame
E)All of the above are true

Question 7

What does the book claim is the most common type of metaphor used to charac- terize careers?

A)Path
B)Journey
C)Boundary crossing
D)Ladder
E)Road

Question 8

According to Rodrigues and Guest, the statistical evidence that boundaryless careers are increasing in frequency is

A)Overwhelming
B)Strong
C)Ambiguous
D)Weak
E)Negative - they seem to be decreasing in frequency

Question 9

Boundaryless career theory has been criticized as being potentially damaging to

A)people in low-skill occupations
B)introverts
C)professionals
D)men
E)people with scarce skills

Question 10

In the book, SiE stands for

A)Self-initiated expatriation
B)Solo-initiated enterprise
C)Systematically informed expertise
D)Schein industrial examination
E)Semi-informal (organizational) entry