Barbara S Lawrence
Biographic Data
| ID | 5527003 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara S Lawrence |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara S |
| FAMILY NAME | Lawrence |
| SIGNATURE | LAWRENCE B S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Age
Ample research shows that an employee's age and the distribution of ages in groups and organizations affect work. There are at least two mechanisms that explain these effects. The first is that age exerts a direct effect on work‐related variables. Here, the effect of any given age is fixed and independent of how others perceive it. For instance, 85 year olds are unlikely to have sufficient motor control to become brain surgeons. The second is tha…
Handbook of Career Theory
The Hughes Award
When people are asked about their career decisions, they often invoke the influence of they. They may include family or teachers, but it repeatedly includes some amorphous group of generalized others. This article describes my inquiries into the question: Who is they? Initial studies examined individuals’ perceptions of career timetables within organizations. The results suggested that individuals experience their social context as an intricate t…
Careers, social context and interdisciplinary thinking
Scholars have engaged in studies of careers, individuals’ work experiences over time, since the early 20th century. Although much has been written about the need for interdisciplinary research, limited work exists. This article presents a comparative technique that facilitates interdisciplinary thinking. Using data from a large organization, three stories are applied to the associations between social context and career outcomes: a different disc…
Perspectives on environment and career
Age grading
The age distribution within an organization forms an implicit career timetable, and there is evidence that people use their perceptions of this timetable to determine whether their careers are on or off schedule. Questionnaire data were collected from managers ( N = 488, 47 per cent) within a large electric utility. The results indicate that managers who see themselves as ‘behind time’ in their careers have more negative attitudes towards work th…
Age grading
The age distribution within an organization forms an implicit career timetable, and there is evidence that people use their perceptions of this timetable to determine whether their careers are on or off schedule. Questionnaire data were collected from managers ( N = 488, 47 per cent) within a large electric utility. The results indicate that managers who see themselves as ‘behind time’ in their careers have more negative attitudes towards work th…
Careers, social context and interdisciplinary thinking
Scholars have engaged in studies of careers, individuals’ work experiences over time, since the early 20th century. Although much has been written about the need for interdisciplinary research, limited work exists. This article presents a comparative technique that facilitates interdisciplinary thinking. Using data from a large organization, three stories are applied to the associations between social context and career outcomes: a different disc…
Perspectives on environment and career
The Hughes Award
When people are asked about their career decisions, they often invoke the influence of they. They may include family or teachers, but it repeatedly includes some amorphous group of generalized others. This article describes my inquiries into the question: Who is they? Initial studies examined individuals’ perceptions of career timetables within organizations. The results suggested that individuals experience their social context as an intricate t…
Perspectives on environment and career
Age grading
The age distribution within an organization forms an implicit career timetable, and there is evidence that people use their perceptions of this timetable to determine whether their careers are on or off schedule. Questionnaire data were collected from managers ( N = 488, 47 per cent) within a large electric utility. The results indicate that managers who see themselves as ‘behind time’ in their careers have more negative attitudes towards work th…
The Hughes Award
When people are asked about their career decisions, they often invoke the influence of they. They may include family or teachers, but it repeatedly includes some amorphous group of generalized others. This article describes my inquiries into the question: Who is they? Initial studies examined individuals’ perceptions of career timetables within organizations. The results suggested that individuals experience their social context as an intricate t…
Careers, social context and interdisciplinary thinking
Scholars have engaged in studies of careers, individuals’ work experiences over time, since the early 20th century. Although much has been written about the need for interdisciplinary research, limited work exists. This article presents a comparative technique that facilitates interdisciplinary thinking. Using data from a large organization, three stories are applied to the associations between social context and career outcomes: a different disc…
Handbook of Career Theory
Age
Ample research shows that an employee's age and the distribution of ages in groups and organizations affect work. There are at least two mechanisms that explain these effects. The first is that age exerts a direct effect on work‐related variables. Here, the effect of any given age is fixed and independent of how others perceive it. For instance, 85 year olds are unlikely to have sufficient motor control to become brain surgeons. The second is tha…
Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (3 works) · Management (3 works) · Perception (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Retirement, Disability, and Employment (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)