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Reflections on Empirical Findings

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The empirical investigation with nurses and IT technicians in Germany and the UK provided for an in-depth analysis of how employees adjust and (re)direct their work orientations and individual careers under conditions of flexibility and intensified learning demands that increasingly shape modern work contexts.

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  • Pongratz, H. J., & Voß, G. G. (2003). Arbeitskraftunternehmer. Erwerbsorientierungen in entgrenzten Arbeitsformen. Berlin: edition sigma.

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Correspondence to Simone R. Kirpal .

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Kirpal, S.R. (2011). Reflections on Empirical Findings. In: Labour-Market Flexibility and Individual Careers. Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0234-9_5

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