Engineering as a Life-Long Career: Its Meaning, its Satisfactions, its Difficulties
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Ninety engineers were surveyed in this longitudinal study: first in 1970 (when the engineers were in their thirties and forties), and then eight and one-half years later (when they were all over forty and some were in their fifties). All had at least a bachelors in engineering. MBAs and doctorates were not surveyed. Those who had identical jobs during this period were identified, as well as those who had changed jobs in the engineering field, those promoted to engineering managers, and those who had changed fields entirely. Their careers did not fit the organizational stereotype of one successful route: engineering to management. For example some gained satisfaction from management activities, but lost gratification found from solving complex technical problems.
Publication Name: Journal of Occupational Behavior
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0142-2774
Year: 1983
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Culture As an Environmental Context for Careers
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The culture of the external work environment can influence an individual's feelings or career success or failure. For example, in becoming a doctor, a person must take certain tests, attend medical school, and fulfill internship and residency requirements. The culture gives prestige to such an individual. The same person's internal career consists of his or her perceptions about career steps and progress over time. United States' culture stresses equality; its occupational structure is open. In principle, anyone has equal access to any career.
Publication Name: Journal of Occupational Behavior
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0142-2774
Year: 1984
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Career Dynamics in a Steelworks of the Future
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Learning is a continuous process throughout one's career. The environment of work is constantly changing. The inner environment consists of organizational hierarchies, systems, leadership, and competence. The outer environments include markets, political systems, technologies, and competitors. Socio-technical design system principles take into account the changing environments when designing a modern plant.
Publication Name: Journal of Occupational Behavior
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0142-2774
Year: 1984
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