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Sustainable careers: Towards a conceptual model

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De Vos, Ans, Van der Heijden, Beatrice I.J.M., Akkermans, Jos·2020·Journal of Vocational Behavior
DOI 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.06.011
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  • Generative AI is likely to lead to an overhaul of how sustainable career is built and how the work-life boundary is defined in building human sustainability.

    “Relatedly, generative AI is likely to lead to an overhaul of how sustainable career is built (De Vos et al., 2020) and how the work-life boundary is defined in building human sustainability.”

    From Human resource management in the age of generative artificial intelligence: Perspectives and research directions on ChatGPT (2023) · cites this paper as De Vos et al., 2020

    Section 5.2 (Context dimension; page unavailable) says digital transformation can change jobs, make skills obsolete, and challenge career sustainability. That supports the broader idea that technology can affect how sustainable careers develop, but the paper does not identify generative AI or predict an overhaul. The citation is attached to the sustainable-career clause, not the subsequent work-life-boundary claim. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • A sustainable career is characterized by one's health, happiness, and productivity.

    “A sustainable career is characterized by one's health, happiness, and productivity (de Vos et al., 2020), which are important to human sustainability (Pfeffer, 2010).”

    From Advancing the sustainability agenda through strategic human resource management: Insights and suggestions for future research (2023) · cites this paper as de Vos et al., 2020

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De Vos, A., Van der Heijden, B. I. J. M., & Akkermans, J.
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
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Journal of Vocational Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-03
Volume
117
Pages
103196
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0001-8791 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jvb.2018.06.011
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Funders
Flemish Research Fund (G0E8318N, 30987235)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education and Employability
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Sustainable Development and Policies
Keywords
sustainable careers, career sustainability, conceptual model, stakeholder dynamics, dynamic systems perspective, career development

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