Are skilled contingent workers neglected? Evidence from a cross-sector multiple case study on organizational career management practices

Sulbout, Jérôme; Pichault, François; Jemine, Grégory; Naedenoen, Frédéric

doi:10.1016/j.emj.2021.07.005

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Are skilled contingent workers neglected? Evidence from a cross-sector multiple case study on organizational career management practices

Sulbout, Jérôme; Pichault, François; Jemine, Grégory et al.

2021 • In European Management Journal

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Organizational career management; Skilled contingent workers; HRM Practices; Career support; Career management practices; Qualitative research

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[en] The study aims to discover the extent to which organizations support the careers of skilled contingent workers (SCWs) by providing them with organizational career management (OCM) practices. Analyzing three Belgian companies from different sectors, we find that SCWs do benefit from OCM practices. Such practices cover three dimensions: formalization, individual focus, and differentiation. Subsequently, we explain the three dimensions, respectively, through three contextual variables: the legal and regulatory framework, companies’ human resource management (HRM) configurations and the value of human capital, and the roles of third-party actors. The association of the variables with such dimensions enables the development of three research propositions. This study paves the way for additional research on SCWs and their careers as well as incorporating this population in HRM strategies, including that of OCM practices.

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LENTIC - Laboratoire d'Études sur les Nouvelles Formes de Travail, l'Innovation et le Changement - ULiège

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Human resources management

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Sulbout, Jérôme ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : UER > LENTIC

Pichault, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : UER > UER Management : Gestion des ressources humaines

Jemine, Grégory ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : UER > LENTIC

Naedenoen, Frédéric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : UER > LENTIC

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English

Title :

Are skilled contingent workers neglected? Evidence from a cross-sector multiple case study on organizational career management practices

Publication date :

09 July 2021

Journal title :

European Management Journal

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0263-2373

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1873-5681

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Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Name of the research project :

Sustainable careers for project-based an dual-earner workers: a stakeholders perspective

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F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique

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