Managing the Career Plateau

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1977Publisher:Academy of ManagementJournal:The Academy of Management Review, volume 2, page 602 (issn: 0363-7425,

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Authors: Thomas P. Ference; James A. F. Stoner; E. Kirby Warren;

doi: 10.2307/257512 , 10.5465/amr.1977.4406740

Managing the Career Plateau

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Managerial careers are characterized by early rapid upward mobility followed by inevitable leveling-off or plateauing. Based on interviews with managers in nine major organizations, a general dynamic model of managerial careers is presented. Some key issues associated with the career plateau are isolated and suggestions for managing the plateau process are offered.

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