Accession Number:

ADA141411

Title:

Careers in High Technology: Notes on Technical Career Progression with Special Reference to Possible Issues for Minorities,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ALFRED P SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CAMBRIDGE MA

Personal Author(s):

• Bailyn,L.

Report Date:

1984-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

44.0

Abstract:

This paper begins by defining those characteristics of careers in high technology that might be problematic for minorities, such as organizational procedures of recruitment and criteria for promotion, individual motivations, and career orientations. It describes four routes of career progression in RD labs managerial, technical, project-to-project, and 4 technical transfer. The next section details an individual case study of a black engineer employed in central RD lab of successful company. Paper concludes with implications for organizational career procedures and suggestions for future research. Author

Descriptors:

• *Careers
• *Jobs
• *Minorities
• Management
• Engineers
• Performance(Human)
• Promotion(Advancement)
• Motivation
• Technology transfer
• Black(Color)
• Industries
• Organizations
• Recruiting
• Research management
• Personnel management

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Personnel Management and Labor Relations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE