Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.

This insightful Advanced Introduction provides a road map for building and maintaining a sustainable career. Delving into the meaning of a ‘sustainable career’, the book examines the factors that threaten a career’s sustainability, such as economic turbulence, changes in organizational practices, and advances in technology, offering actions that can be taken to overcome these threats and strengthen the sustainability of careers.



Key Features:








Identifies the role of gender in building a sustainable career


Introduces a new model of career sustainability, emphasizing the relevance of employees’ home life in building a sustainable career


Demonstrates how building a sustainable career is the shared responsibility of employees and their families, employers, and society


Establishes that some groups in society are substantially more vulnerable than others and require additional or different resources to build and maintain a sustainable career



This Advanced Introduction will be a valuable guide for scholars and advanced students of sustainable careers, human resource management, and organizational behavior. It will also be useful for practitioners and policy makers in these fields as well as individuals who want to build a more sustainable career.