The professional development of workers and enterprises' competitive advantage
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18-09-2018
Nicolás Fernández Losa
Abstract
This work focuses on career management. Based on life-cycle, organizational and directional-pattern perspectives of careers, a career development model is introduced. The actions that companies can take to help employees deal with these developmental tasks are highlighted. For career planning to be successful, employees, managers, and the company must all be actively involved. Finally, current career development issues including orientation and socialization, plateauing, dual career ladders, skill obsolescence, balancing work and family, job loss, and retirement are presented.
How to Cite
Fernández Losa, N. (2018). The professional development of workers and enterprises’ competitive advantage. Cuadernos De Gestión, 2(1), 65–90. https://doi.org/10.5295/cdg.19219nf
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Keywords
Career development, orientation, skill obsolescence
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GREENHALGH, L.; LAWRENCE, A.T.; SUTTON, R.I. (1988): «Determinants of Workforce Reduction Strategies in Declining Organizations», Academy of Management Review, núm. 13, pp. 241-254.
GREENHAUS, J.H. (1987): Career Management, The Dryden Press, Chicago.
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GROSSMAN, B.P.; BLITZER, R.S. (1992): «Choreographing Careers», Training and Development, enero, pp. 67-69.
JAFFE, D.T.; SCOTT, C.D. (1991): «Career Development for Empowerment in a Changing Work World», New Directions in Career Planning and the Workplace, Consulting Psychologists Press, pp. 33-59.
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LONDON, M.; MANE, E.M. (1997): Career Management and Survival in the Workplace, JosseyBass, San Francisco.
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MAYO, A,; LANK, E. (2000): Las organizaciones que aprenden, Gestión 2000, Barcelona.
MESSMER, M. (1991): «Right Sizing Reshapes Staffing Strategies», HR Magazine, octubre, pp. 60-62.
MINER, F.J. (1986): «Computer Applications in Career Development Planning», Career Development in Organizations, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, pp. 202-235.
MONZÓN GRAUPERA, J.A. (1997): «La negociación en la empresa: entorno, filosofía, estrategias y técnicas», Estudios Financieros, núm. 166, pp. 89-184.
MORRISON, R.F.; BRANTNER, T.M. (1992): «What Enhances or Inhibits Learning a New Job? A Basic Career Issue», Journal of Applied Psychology, núm. 77, pp. 926-940.
MOSES, B.M.; CHAKINS, B.J. (1989): «The Manager as Career Counselor», Training and Development Journal, julio, pp. 60-65.
NOE, R.A.; HOLLENBECK, J.R.; GERHART, B.; WRIGHT, P.M. (1994): Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage, Irwin, Boston.
OTTE, F.L.; HUTCHESON, P.G. (1992): Helping Employees Manage Careers, Prentice-Hall, Nueva York.
PEIRÓ, J.M.ª (1995): Psicología de la organización, UNED, Madrid, 5.ª ed.
PERETTI, J.M. (1996): Todos DRH: un desafío para los responsables jerárquicos. AEDIPE, diciembre.
PIERCE, J.L.; NEWSTROM, J.W.; DUNHAM, R.B.; BARBER, P.E. (1989): Alternative Work Schedules, Allyn y Bacon, Boston.
PINEDA, P. (1995): Auditoría de la formación, Gestión 2000, Madrid.
PUCHOL, L. (1997): Dirección y gestión de recursos humanos, Díaz de Santos, Madrid, 3.ª ed.
ROBBINS, S.P. (1998): Fundamentos de comportamiento organizacional, Prentice-Hall Hispanoamericana.
RODGERS, F.S.; RODGERS, C. (1989): «Business and the Facts of Family Life», Harvard Business Review, noviembre-diciembre, pp. 121-129.
ROSEN, B.; JERDEE, T.H. (1998): «Managing Older Working Careers», Research in Personnel and Human Resource Management, núm 6, pp. 37-74.
RUSSELL, J.E. (1991): «Career Development Interventions in Organizations», Journal of Vocational Behavior, núm. 38, pp. 237-287.
SCHWARTZ, F.N. (1989): «Management Women and the New Facts of Family Life», Harvard Business Review, enero-febrero, pp. 65-76.
SHERMAN, S. (1993): «A Brave New Darwinian Workplace», Fortune, enero, núm. 25, pp. 50-56.
SLAVENSKI, L. (1987): «Career Development: A Systems Approach», Training and Development Journal, febrero, pp. 56-60.
SLOCUM, W.; CRON, W.L. (1995): «Job Attitudes and Performance during Three Career Stages», Journal of Vocational Behavior, núm. 26, pp. 126-145.
VALLE, R. (1995): La gestión estratégica de los recursos humanos, Addison-Wesley Iberoamericana, Wilmington.
WANOUS, J.P. (1990): Organizational Entry, Addison Wesley, Reading, Mass.
WANOUS, J.P.; REICHERS, A.E.; MALIK, S.D.(1984): «Organizational Socialization and Group Development: Toward an Integrative Perspective», Academy of Management Review, núm. 9, pp. 670-683.
ZAMORA, F. (1998): «La auditoría laboral y de recursos humanos», Boletín Informativo del Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Graduados Sociales de Madrid, núm. 26, mayo, pp. 19-20.
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