Actively managing job transitions [Elektronische Ressource] : a multi-faceted perspective on career development / vorgelegt von Babette Raabe

Actively managing job transitions: A multi-faceted perspective on career development Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Philosophie des Fachbereiches 06 der Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen Vorgelegt von Babette Raabe aus Pittsburgh 2007 Dekan: Prof. Dr. J. Brunstein 1. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. M. Frese 2. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. G. Maier Tag der Disputation: 24. Mai 2007 Acknowledgements Almost seven years have passed since Mike Frese agreed to chair my dissertation during a conversation sprinkled into the conference hustle and bustle at the International Congress of Psychology 2000 in Stockholm. These past seven years have contained many turns in my life. They witnessed the publication of my first two research articles, saw a job which allowed me to start the dissertation and advance the project give way to a new job and professional role in another country, and saw some significant changes in my private life as well. “Jeder forscht, was er braucht” - everybody researches what he needs - is a famous German bragging in psychology research. There is little room for doubt in my case as to why I ended up with conducting research on self-management and career development!