Exam 4 CHP 17 Flashcards
The pattern of work-related experiences that span the course of a person’s life.
Career
The lifelong process of learning about one’s self, jobs, and organizations;
Career management
An organization gains productivity while a person gains work experience.
Discrete Exchange
Skills are continually honed that can be marketed across organizations.
Occupational excellence
Power flows down to business units and in turn to the employees.
Organizational Empowerment
Both individuals and organizations are committed to successful project completion.
Project Allegiance
What are John Holland’s 6 characteristics of his Theory of Occupational Choice?
- Realistic
- Artistic
- Investigate
- Enterprising
- Social
- Conventional
Individuals choose organizations that maximize positive outcomes and avoid negative outcomes
Expectant Theory
Selecting the first organization that meets one or two important criteria, and justifying the choice by distorting their perceptions.
Satisfice
Both positive and negative information given to potential employees about the job they are applying for, thereby giving them a realistic picture of the job.
Realistic Job Preview
Individual contemplates retirement or possible career changes.
WIthdrawel
The sequence of job experiences that an employee moves along with during his or her career.
Career path
Structured series of job positions through which an individual progresses in an organization.
Career ladder
Building competencies by moving:
- Laterally through different departments in the organization
- Through different projects
Career lattice
Offers sponsorship, coaching, protection, and facilitates exposure and visibility to an apprentice.
Mentor
What are the phases of mentoring relationships?
- Initiation
- Cultivation
- Separation
- Redefinition
- Health and company policies
- Family issues
- Income and opportunity
Retirement factors
An arrangement that allows employees to reduce their hours and/or responsibilities in order to ease into retirement.
Phased retirement
Type of employment that falls between retiring from a full-time position and permanent withdrawal from the workplace.
Bridge employment
Network of self-perceived talents, motives, and values that guides an individual’s career decisions.
Career Anchors
Individual tries to maintain productivity while evaluating progress toward career goals.
Maintainance
Individual focuses on increasing their competence.
Advancement
The person learns the job and begins to fit into the organization and occupation.
Establishment
Relationship in which both people have important career roles.
Dual-Career partnerships
