Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand Korean women’s lived experience with career chance given the unique cultural traditions. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a basic qualitative research design. The data from semi-structured person-to-person, in-depth interviews were analyzed using a constant comparative method. Findings The findings revealed that the participants dealt with their career chance events to maintain harmony. Their experienced chance events were scattered over a period of time, but as a whole, these events became meaningful for their career development. The lessons learned through their experiences transformed their priorities in career decisions and life values. Research limitations/implications This study yielded insightful theoretical and practical implications. From a theoretical perspective, this study identified the key elements of career chance events and interactions among these experiences, which can be further developed for future theory building. Practical implications From a practical perspective, this study sheds light on career education and counseling programs for adult women in an educational setting. In an organizational setting, this study recommends creating an employee career development culture where women employees are encouraged to take advantage of unpredicted career chance experiences. Originality/value This study provides culturally unique contributions to the body of literature on career chance events experienced by Korean women, which may not be adequately accounted for in most existing theories driven by western individualistic ideas of careers.

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韩国女职工的就业机会经验

目的本文的目的是通过独特的文化传统来了解韩国女性的生活经历和职业机会。设计/方法/方法本研究采用了基本的定性研究设计。使用恒定比较方法分析了半结构化人与人，深入访谈的数据。调查结果调查结果表明，参与者应对他们的职业机会事件以保持和谐。他们经历的机会事件分散了一段时间，但总体而言，这些事件对于他们的职业发展变得有意义。从他们的经验中学到的教训改变了他们在职业决策和人生价值观上的优先次序。研究局限性/意义本研究产生了有见地的理论和实践意义。从理论上讲 这项研究确定了职业机会事件的关键要素以及这些经验之间的相互作用，可以将其进一步发展以用于未来的理论构建。实际意义从实践的角度来看，本研究为处于教育环境中的成年女性提供了职业教育和咨询计划。在组织机构中，本研究建议创建一种员工职业发展文化，鼓励女性员工利用不可预测的职业机会经验。独创性/价值这项研究为韩国女性经历的职业机会事件提供了文化上独特的贡献，这在西方由个人主义职业观念驱动的大多数现有理论中可能没有得到充分的解释。