Career Systems in Crisis: Change and Opportunity in the Information Age

A new model of careers is quietly replacing the traditional corporate career model. But both the old and the new have mythical elements, and rarely fit either past or present realities. Current trends in organizational change have a psychological impact on individuals, and the result is increasing dislocation among people, opportunities, and the mechanisms to connect them. Career development in the 21st century will take place against a background of unprecedented variety of organizational forms, as old and new models persist side by side. New forms of information exchange and decision-making will be required to assist people to bridge the internal boundaries of the single organization and cross the boundaries of communities of organizations and occupations.