“…Several career-related studies focus on specific fields, that is, special arenas of production, circulation, and appropriation of goods, services, knowledge, or status and the competitive positions held by actors in their struggle to accumulate and monopolize their respective capitals (Swartz, 1997).With a specific focus on fields and their boundaries and combining this with social network theory, LeTrent-Jones (2009) explores the specifics of the management consulting field by describing its properties, dimensions, and dynamics. Several studies draw on the field and boundary concept by focusing on career actors in specific career fields such as the non-profit sector (Aghamanoukjan et al, 2007), or creative industries (Eikhof and Haunschild, 2007).…”