CAREER TRANSITION: A THEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW AND FUTURE AGENDA
Career transitions have been extensively researched since an article from Louis was published 40 years ago. There have been many changes, together with the triggers and impacts. Using an inductive approach, 69 works of literature which include articles, books, or book chapters on the topic of career transition have been investigated to elaborate the dimensions of career transition, as well as classifying the antecedents and consequences of individual career events to provide an overview of individual trigger factors in making a career transition and the impact experienced during the event. Furthermore, the context of the research and trends in the methods used in researching career transition was mapped. This research is expected to provide a broader and comprehensive picture to facilitate scholars in studying career transition. Four future research agendas are proposed based on research gaps explored in the theoretical framework, theory, contextual, and methodological areas. The focus of the review is to provide an overview of the career transition themes; no model is offered to be tested empirically. A future review could complement this study by developing a theory-based approach to capture the dynamic of career transitions.
Antecedents; Career Transition; Consequences; Dimensions; Literature Review.