DocumentCode
3440911
Title
The career needs of IS personnel: does the dual career ladder work?
Author
Baroudi, Jack J.
Author_Institution
Graduate Sch. of Bus. Adm., New York Univ., NY, USA
Volume
4
fYear
1988
fDate
5-8 Jan 1988
Firstpage
171
Lastpage
180
Abstract
The author challenges the utility of the dual career ladder, i.e. managerial or technical career options, for IS (information systems) personnel by exploring how well it fits their career needs. On the basis of data collected from two major banks. IS personnel are found to possess a diversity of career orientations. Further analysis suggests that the dual career ladder only partially satisfies the variety of career needs of IS personnel. Serious questions regarding the effectiveness of the technical career ladder, in particular, are raised. Potential problems with the technical path are cited, and recommendations for IS managers are made
Keywords
employment; personnel; IS personnel; career needs; career orientations; dual career ladder; information systems; managerial; technical career options; Costs; Engineering profession; Identity management systems; Lifting equipment; Management information systems; Personnel; Security; Shape; Stability; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
System Sciences, 1988. Vol.IV. Applications Track., Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kailua-Kona, HI
Print_ISBN
0-8186-0844-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/HICSS.1988.11982
Filename
11982
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