‘Portfolio Careers’ and the Search for Flexibility in Later Life

By Kerry Platman. 2004

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Subfields: Demography, Finance, Sociology and Political Science

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In Demography

1. L. Cohen
2. M. Clarke
3. Erno Tornikoski
4. Teemu Kautonen
5. J. Arnold
6. Ewald Kibler
7. S. Luoto

In Finance

1. L. Cohen
2. M. Clarke
3. Erno Tornikoski
4. Teemu Kautonen
5. J. Arnold
6. Ewald Kibler

In Sociology and Political Science

1. L. Cohen
2. M. Clarke
3. Erno Tornikoski
4. Teemu Kautonen
5. J. Arnold
6. Ewald Kibler
7. S. Luoto

Citations in the corpus

• New Forms of Employment (2015, background): “However, there are also potential disincentives, such as a mismatch between the portfolio worker and the existing organisational culture, lack of trust and financial constraints in term of budgetary limits and the need for cost savings (Platman, 2004).”
• The Psychology of Careers in Industrial - Organizational Settings: A Critical but Appreciative Analysis (2008, methodology): “…increase in temporary contracts and part-time work, and growing numbers of self-employed and portfolio workers 5 (Savickas, 2000; Tomlinson, 2006; Platman, 2004; Cohen & Mallon, 1999), with implications in particular for women, people from some minority ethnic groups and people with…”
• The organizational career: not dead but in need of redefinition (2013, background): “Other studies note that physical transitions tend to reflect the desire for psychological mobility or freedom from the constraints of organizational life (Platman 2003 , 2004 ; Mallon and Walton 2005 ).”
• Influence of work history on entrepreneurial intentions in ‘prime age’ and ‘third age’: A preliminary study (2010, background): “and self-employment blurs in certain occupations such as in the media sector (Platman, 2004) or hairdressing and transport services (Kautonen et al.”
• Entrepreneurial intentions in the third age: the impact of perceived age norms (2011, background): “The ‘‘push’’ argumentation, on the other hand, is based on the proposition that older employees are being ‘‘pushed’’ from the traditional labor market by factors such as age discriminatory practices in recruitment, promotion and training as well as a lack of attractive employment options (Chiu et al”