The cultural dimension of career development

Abstract

Cultures determine the understanding of career phenomena in society and career development alternatives suggested by the organisations or wider social systems supporting, adapting or even suppressing individuals’ career development processes. Cultures also influence career decisions made by individuals. Such variables operating in any culture as societal positions’ structure, attitudes to power and its acquisition possibilities and attitudes to personal development could be considered in terms of whether they provide contextual explanations of individual career behaviour. The authors ANALYSE. based on their empirical research, analyse individual career development perspectives in relation to the cultural context. Such factors as career conception, career mobility, career aspirations, career and work identity construction efforts, internal and external career barriers were investigated and evaluated.