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

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 R&D 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 R&D lab of successful company. Paper concludes with implications for organizational career procedures and suggestions for future research. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA141411

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People

  • L. Bailyn

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Corporations
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Management Personnel
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Scientists
  • Students
  • Supervision
  • Supervisors
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

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