Anderson School of Management Theses & Dissertations

Publication Date

5-28-1965

Abstract

The term technical-career program refers to a career structure, separate from the conventional hierarchical structure for management, for technical staff members whose contributions are primarily technical and scientific rather than administrative. Other names used for the technical-career program concept include dual ladders, dual lines of progression, parallel progression, and parallel paths. The problem of formulating a career structure for technical staffs has become more important in recent years, largely because more and more scientists and engineers are employed in research and development laboratories. Yet, despite the frequent reference to the concept of technical-career programs in the general managerial literature, there is surprisingly little detail on how such programs are structured and how they operate. The survey described here was designed to gather these details and then to evaluate them.

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Anderson School of Management

First Committee Member

Howard Vivian Finston

Second Committee Member

Everett G. Dillman

Third Committee Member

Simon Herman

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