POLI 1119 Lecture : Career Anchor.docx
Document Summary
A concern or value you will not give up if choice must be made. Technical/functional avoid decisions that would drive them toward general management; remain and grow in chosen technical or functional fields. Managerial competence strong motivation to become managers, career experiences convince them that they have skills and values required to rise in general-management position; high management position is goal. Creativity successful entrepreneurs have need to build or create something entirely their product. Autonomy and independence driven to be on their own, free of dependence that can arise when person works in large organization where promotions, transfers, and salary decision make them subordinate to others. Security long run career stability and job security. Service/dedication need to do something meaningful in larger context. Pure challenge overcoming impossible odds, solving unsolved problems, winning out over competitions. Becoming a learning organization: organization skilled at creating, acquiring, and transferring knowledge and at modifying its behavior to reflect new knowledge and insights.
