The Chaos Theory of Careers
- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Australian Journal of Career Development
- Vol. 12 (3), 12-20
- https://doi.org/10.1177/103841620301200304
Abstract
Most contemporary theories of career development have difficulty taking into account current realities of career decision-making including complexity, change, constructivism and chance. We sought a conceptual formulation that incorporated the best of contemporary theories in a larger framework, which at the same time incorporated such realities. Under the influence of four intellectual currents—contextualism/ecology; systems theory; realism/constructivism; and chaos theory—an attempt was made to adumbrate a chaos theory of careers emphasising complexity, order, randomness and sensitivity to non-linear change.Keywords
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