Boundaryless Careers and Occupational Wellbeing

The relationship between the so called boundaryless careers and the occupational wellbeing is a fascinating issue. The themes of boundaryless and protean careers are noteworthy if we consider the challenges posed by a transition to more temporary employment arrangements from an industrial to a knowledge-based economy we are facing today. The book is enriched by empirical data analysis and case studies, which on one hand allow an in-depth view of the relation between new careers and wellbeing for specialists and, on the other one, become a fertile benchmark for professionals to look at. The novelty is represented by the effort of giving such construct an interdisciplinary approach, moving from law to organizational psychology, to economy, and to occupational health.
About the Author:
MICHELA CORTINI is Professor of Work Psychology and Organizational Psychology at the University G.D'Annunzio of Chieti and received her PhD in Psychology of Communication from the University of Bari, Italy, and her PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Paris, France. Her primary research interest is in the field of organizational behavior and in particular on organizational communication. She has edited and published many books and articles, both nationally and internationally, mainly on the issues of organizational communication, corporate social responsibility and the methodology of research in psychology.

GIANCARLO TANUCCI is full Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology and of HR Management at the University of Bari, Italy, where he did serve as Director of the department of Psychology. He is a psychologist, and his primary research interest is in the field of organizational behavior and career development. He leads the Società Italiana di Psicologia dell'Educazione e della Formazione (SIPEF), and he is author and co-author of several books and articles, both nationally and internationally.

ESTELLE MORIN is Professor of Organizational Behavior at HEC Montréal (the Affiliated Business School of University of Montreal). She has been a psychologist since 1984 and her primary research interest is in the field of organizational behaviour and organizational development. In 2002, she founded, along with other colleagues at various universities, CRITEOS, the Research and Intervention Center for Work, Organizational Effectiveness and Health, at HEC Montréal. She is author or co-author of several books, including: Psychologie et management and In Search of Meaning. She has also published many articles, mainly on the issues of meaning of work and organizational effectiveness, in French, Portuguese and in English.