Research on careers in the IT sector is focused on:

• career management planning and strategies of IT professionals
• developing women in the IT  sector
• the use of IT by people from Black and minority ethnic groups
• IT in higher education, gender and subject decision and the role of guidance
• working in IT
• vocational identities

Sources

Adya and Kaiser (2005)

Adya, M. and Kaiser, K.M. (2005) ‘Early determinants of women in the IT workforce: A models of girl’s career choices’, Information Technology and People 18(3): 230-259.

Dif (2004)

Dif, M. (2004) ‘Vocational identities in change in the telecommunications sector’, Career Development International 9(3): 305-322.

Fincham (2006)

Fincham, R. (2006) ‘Knowledge work as occupational strategy: comparing IT and management consulting’, New Technology, Work and Employment 21(1): 16-28.

Heckley (2005)

Heckley, G. (2005) ‘Offshoring and the labour market: the IT and call centre occupations considered’, Labour Market Trends 113(9): 373-385.

King, Xia, Campbell and Sethi (2005)

King, R.C., Xia, W., Campbell Quick, J. and Sethi, V. (2005) ‘Socialization and organizational outcome of information technology professionals’, Career Development International 10(1): 26- 52.

Owen, Green, McLeod et al. (2003)

Owen, D.W., Green, A.E., McLeod, M., Challis, T. and Wilkinson, D. (2003) ‘The Use of and Attitudes Towards Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by People from Black and Minority Ethnic Groups Living in Deprived Areas’, DfES Research Report 450: Nottingham.

Stephen and Levin (2005)

Stephen, P.E. and Levin, S.G. (2005) ‘Leaving Careers in IT: Gender Difference in Retention’, Journal of Technology Transfer 30(4): 383-396.

Warhurst, Lockyer and Dutton (2006)

Warhurst, C., Lockyer, C. and Dutton, E. (2006) ‘IT jobs: opportunities for all?’, New Technology, Work and Employment 21(1): 75-88.

Westenholz (2006)

Westenholz, A. (2006) ‘Working conditions of temporary company-affiliated IT workers’, New Technology, Work and Employment 21(1): 29-42.

Archived sources

A list of older sources and research