Employability by Gretchen Purser, Rick Delbridge, Markus Helf... - 9781837081059

Emerald Publishing Limited

EmployabilityIdeology, Policy, and Practice\nAuthor(s): Gretchen Purser, Rick Delbridge, Markus Helfen, Andreas Pekarek\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781837081059, 978-1837081059\nSynopsis\nEmployability has become an increasingly widespread concept both in management and policy, but its meaning remains somewhat enigmatic and ambiguous. This volume offers a much-needed critical analysis of the ideology, practices, and policies of employability, reflecting significant transformations in the world of work and the individualizing experience of contemporary labour markets. This volume draws on a wide range of empirical studies to examine how discourses of employability have impacted both individuals and institutions.\n\nEmployability is often framed as an attribute of a person whereby individuals are lauded as employable or dismissed as unemployable. This language and logic of employability has spa.