What’s the Deal with Employability? The Relationship between I-deals and Employability
Freese, Charissa Bozionelos, Giorgos Bozionelos, Nikos De Pater, Irene E De Vos, Ans Rousseau, Denise M Van de Ven, Cristel Van Vianen, Annelies EM Willemse, Ine
Freese, Charissa
Bozionelos, Giorgos
Bozionelos, Nikos
De Pater, Irene E
De Vos, Ans
Rousseau, Denise M
Van de Ven, Cristel
Van Vianen, Annelies EM
Willemse, Ine
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Conference Proceeding
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2012-07
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Academy of Management Proceedings
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2012
Publication Issue
1
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19501
Publication End page
19501
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Abstract
Employability, i.e. the ability to keep a job or obtain a new job, is a key competence of individuals in today’s dynamic labor markets. Employees who are proactive, adaptable, continuously learning, and keeping their knowledge and skills up to date are valuable to both their current and prospective employers. Such qualities are not only widely espoused as being important to employers, but they also provide employment and income security for employees. An important question for research and practice alike is: what makes people employable? We argue that a likely answer to this question is: It takes two to tango. Following this line of reasoning, the concept of idiosyncratic deal-making may be a valuable enrichment of theory and research on employability. Idiosyncratic deals (i-deals) between a worker and his/her employer refer to individualized arrangements regarding opportunities to develop individual competencies and to meet career aspirations (Rousseau, 2005). The question that we want to answer in this workshop is: How are i-deals and employability related? This question has hardly been investigated up till now. The goal of this workshop, therefore, is to present some initial results of research on this topic, stimulate the audience to collaborate in setting up future research on i- deals and employability, and to establish solid scholarly relationships. One conceptual paper and three empirical papers will be dealt with, followed by ample ground for discussion, and exploration of possible ground for future research projects as well as policies for optimizing practices around i-deals and employability.
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Keywords
Employability, Employment Relations, I-Deals Employability