Reassessing the protean career concept: Empirical findings, conceptual components, and measurement
综述了易变职业生涯概念的实证研究，指出术语使用不一致和方法局限，提出四个概念成分作为未来模型发展的基础，并建议检验该概念与其他相似构念的效用。
The protean career concept is a widely acknowledged contemporary career model, but conceptual and empirical analysis of the model is scarce. We provide an integrative literature review of empirical research and note that the research is hampered by inconsistent use of terminology and methodological limitations. First, we show that the two protean metacompetencies—adaptability and identity—have been relatively neglected as the research has evolved. Second, we describe how preexisting protean measures are limited in covering the full range of the concept. Finally, we draw on career theory to suggest four conceptual components as a basis for future model development and offer suggestions for research that tests the utility of the protean career concept in relation to other similar constructs. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.