Images of career: Nine key metaphors

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Contemporary career orientations and career self-management: A review and integration (2021, background): “…(2013) – Study 1 Quantitative University students Europe 2 Behaviors Hirschi et al. (2013) – Study 2 Quantitative University students Europe 3 Behaviors Inkson (2004) Theory n/a n/a n/a n/a Ireland & Lent (2018) Quantitative University students North America 1 Attitudes Kidd (1998) Qualitative…”
Understanding career decisionmaking and progression: Careership revisited (2009, background): “Inkson (2004), following Collin (1998), implicitly makes the same point in identifying nine key metaphors through which career is understood.”
Political Skill and Work Outcomes: A Theoretical Extension, Meta-Analytic Investigation, and Agenda for the Future (2015, background): “When viewed through a lens of organizational politics, careers can be seen as political campaigns (Inkson, 2004), involving contact hunting (Granovetter, 1974), networking (Treadway, Breland, Adams, Duke, & Williams, 2010), self-promotion (Higgins, Judge, & Ferris, 2003), impression management (Boli”