14 Questions
What is the main focus of career management?
Providing opportunities for personal development
According to the text, what is an important part of career management?
Career planning
What is the goal of integrating the needs of the organization with the needs of the individual in career management?
Ensuring the organization has the talent it needs
What does career management aim to achieve?
Aligning organizational and individual needs
What can be done to address the issue of 'plateaued' managers as mentioned in the text?
Implement lateral moves into different functional areas or specialized subsidiaries
What can lead to some 'plateaued' managers becoming bored, frustrated, and unproductive?
Remaining in the same position without new opportunities
What is one of the methods suggested in the text to deal with performance barriers inside the organization?
Appointments as leaders of project teams to address performance barriers
What is included in the methods suggested to address the issue of 'plateaued' managers as per the text?
Temporary assignments and secondments outside the organization
What did Hall (1984) describe as the career stages within an organization?
Entry, progression, mid-career, later career, and end of career
Which of the following is NOT included in career management activities?
External recruitment only
What does career progression involve?
Expanding, establishing, and maturing stages
What are examples of career management practices?
All of the above
What do organizations need to decide in relation to talent management?
Whether to grow their own talent or rely on external recruitment
What is involved in long-term career planning?
Developing structured approaches to career management
Study Notes
- Career management involves helping individuals develop their careers while also meeting organizational objectives.
- Career stages within an organization include entry, progression, mid-career, later career, promotion, and end of career.
- Hall (1984) described career stages as entry, progression, mid-career, later career, and end of career.
- Career progression includes expanding, establishing, and maturing stages.
- Career management activities include promoting from within, career routes, personal development planning, knowledge sharing, and multi-disciplinary project teams.
- Career management practices include posting internal job openings, formal education, performance appraisals, career counselling, lateral moves, retirement preparation programs, succession planning, formal mentoring, common career paths, dual ladder career paths, books and pamphlets, written personal career planning, assessment centres, peer appraisal, career workshops, and upward appraisal.
- Organizations must decide whether to grow their own talent or rely on external recruitment.
- Long-term career planning involves developing structured approaches to career management.
Test your knowledge on Career Management Chapter (2) prepared by Dr. ADIL AL-BALUSHI and references key works in the field. This quiz covers important concepts and theories in career management.
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