Career Choice in Management and Entrepreneurship

Edited by Mustafa F. Özbilgin, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Brunel University of London, UK and the late Ayala Malach-Pines, formerly Professor of Psychology and Head, Department of Business Administration, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

• Contents:Introduction Mustafa F. Özbilgin and Ayala Malach-Pines PART I: CAREER CHOICE OF MBA STUDENTS FROM CROSS-NATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES1. Convergence and Divergence of Influences on Career Choice: A Comparative Analysis of Influences on Career Choices of MBA Students in China, Ghana, Greece, Israel, Korea, North Cyprus, Turkey and the UK Barbara P. Dexter, Cynthia Forson, Gözde İnal, Mine Karataş-Özkan, Fatma Küskü, Mustafa F. Özbilgin, Ayala Malach-Pines, Cem Tanova and Jeongkoo Yoon2. Culture and Gender in the Career Choice of Aspiring Managers and Entrepreneurs Ayala Malach-Pines and Oshrit Kaspi-Baruch3. Collectivistic Attitudes and Solidarity with a Focus on Hungary: Value Preferences of Management Students in Cyprus, the UK, Israel, Turkey and Hungary Agnes UtasiPART II: EARLY INFLUENCES ON THE CAREER CHOICE OF ENTREPRENEURS AND MANAGERS4. Family Influences on the Career Life Cycle T. Alexandra Beauregard5. Understanding the Role of Relationships in Making Career Choices Among Turkish MBA Students Zahide Karakitapoğlu-Aygün and Kadire Zeynep Sayım6. Serial High-Tech Entrepreneurs and Managers in Israel: Background and Personality Gilat Kaplan7. Entrepreneurs and Managers: A Family Portrait – Family Dynamics, Language and Modes of Effective Dialogue Orenia Yaffe-Yanai, Dov Yanai and Tamar MiloPART III: ENTREPRENEURS AND MANAGERS’ CAREER CHOICE: CULTURAL DETERMINANTS 8. Contrasting Entrepreneurs and Non-entrepreneurs Among Canadian and Israeli MBAs Galit Chimo-Vugalter and Miri Lerner 9. What Motivates People from Business-related Careers to Change to Teaching? Paul W. Richardson, Helen M.G. Watt and Nicole M. Tysvaer10. The Impact of Foreign Subsidiary Managers’ Sociopolitical Positioning on Career Choices and their Subsequent Strategizing: Evidence from German-owned Subsidiaries in France Christoph Dörrenbächer and Mike Geppert 11. Determinants of Career Choice of Israeli High-technology Entrepreneurs Dov Dvir and Ayala Malach-Pines PART IV: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND MBA EDUCATION12. Career Development and Values Change Among MBA Students: A Theoretical Perspective and Practical Avenues Eran Vigoda-Gadot and Shmulik Grimland13. Business Students’ Views on Jobs, Careers and the Job Search Process: Implications for Universities and Employers Ronald J. Burke and Eddy S.W. Ng 14. Business Education as a Career ChoiceYehuda Baruch and John BlenkinsoppPART V: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND LEARNING FOR MANAGERS AND ENTREPRENEURS15. The Training and Development of Managers and Entrepreneurs: The Role of Integrative Capability Elizabeth Chell16. Age of Opportunity? Career Making and Learning for Mid-career Entrepreneurs David Rae 17. The Engaging Manager and the Role of Knowledge Absorptive Capacity: An Organizational Life-Cycle PerspectiveLaura A. Costanzo and Vicky Tzoumpa18. Career Constraints in the Creative and Cultural Industries in London: The Case of Work Placement and Training Experience Mustafa F. Özbilgin and Ahu TatlıPART VI: ENTREPRENEURS, MANAGERS, CAREER CHOICE AND DIVERSITY: MINORITY ISSUES19. The Career Reasons of Minority Nascent EntrepreneursNancy M. Carter, William B. Gartner, Kelly G. Shaver and Patricia G. Greene20. Career Choices of Skilled Migrants: A Holistic Perspective Jawad Syed21. A Comparative Study on Career Choice Influences of Turkish Cypriot Restauranteurs in North Cyprus and the UK Gözde İnal and Mine Karataş-ÖzkanPART VII: ENTREPRENEURS, MANAGERS, CAREER CHOICE AND DIVERSITY: GENDER ISSUES22. Gender and the MBA: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Benefits Ruth Simpson and Jane Sturges 23. The Value of the MBA Education and its Role in Entrepreneurship for Women and People of Color Jennifer M. Sequeira and Myrtle P. Bell24. Intersectionality, Context and ‘Choice’: The Career Choice Influences of Self-employed Black WomenCynthia ForsonIndex

'Managerial and entrepreneurial careers share various characteristics but they also differ from each other. This means that it is important that we improve our understanding of the choices that individuals make with regard to careers in these areas. This research companion provides a rich variety of insights and evidence from a range of perspectives and culture to help with this challenging task.'BR>- Tony Watson, Nottingham University, UK