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A Newcomer’s Career between Community and Identity

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In recent years the concept of career has changed according to the social and economic setting, characterized by the introduction of flexibility in professional contexts (Arthur, Hall, & Lawrence, 1989). It assumes new perspectives and meanings by moving from a traditional and static focus to an innovative and changing dimension. In fact the model of the “boundaryless career” stresses the dynamic nature of career and its transversal evolution.

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Traetta, M., Annese, S. (2011). A Newcomer’s Career between Community and Identity. In: Cortini, M., Tanucci, G., Morin, E. (eds) Boundaryless Careers and Occupational Well-being. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230281851_4

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