Strategic Career Model
- interface between individuals and organization
Career Concept
Career Motives
Competence Profile
Career Culture
Strategy
Expert
Linear
Spiral
Transitory
Lateral 2 – 4 years
Little movement Life
Upward Indeterminate
Lateral 5 –10 years
Linear
Spiral
Transitory
Expert
Duration of stay
in one field
Direction of
movement
Career Concepts
Overview of Four Career Concepts
Spectacles
Serious
(but wrong)
Decides more
than he knows
Lacks
focus
“Jack of all
trades”
Management
problem
Goal-oriented
competitor
Faulty
compass
Hopeless
vitae
Overly
specialized
Sacrifices self
for career
Exciting
person
Flexible
but
wasteful
Rigid and
narrow-minded
Conventional
careerist
Flexible but
careful
Free-spirited
Linear Spiral TransitoryExpert
Expert
Linear
Spiral
Transitory
Expertise
Security
Expert Motives
Power
Achievement
Linear Motives
Personal Growth
Creativity
Spiral Motives
Variety
Independence
Transitory Motives
Mid-Career Scientists Study
Career Concept and Career Values Correlations
Novelty
Job Mobility
People Involvement
Management Skill
Influence
Prestige
High Income
Recognition
Develop Others
Improve the Org.
People Involvement
Job Mobility
Novelty
People Involvement
Develop Others
Influence People
Management Skills
Improve Org.
Self-Development
Refine Skills
Stable Employment
Novelty
Job Mobility
People Involvement
Improve Org.
Stable Employment Stable Employment
Linear Spiral TransitoryExpert
Want
Don’t
Want
Expert and Linear
Expert and Spiral
Expert and Transitory
Linear and Spiral
Linear and Transitory
Spiral and Transitory
Functional Manager
General Consultant
Freelancing
General Manager
Indep. Business Owner/Manager
Entrepreneur/Intrapreneur
Career Path ExampleCareer Combinations
Career Concept Combinations
and Career Paths
Primary and Secondary
Concepts and Motives
Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
Sandra Sample
A Highly Congruent Pattern
Career Concepts
Motives
Career Concepts Assessment Example
Joe Sample
A ”False” Linear Pattern
Career Concepts Assessment Example
Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
Career Concepts
Motives
Sarah
A ”Good News/Bad News” Pattern
Career Concepts Assessment Example
Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
Career Concepts
Motives
Maxwell Sample
An ”Undecided” Pattern
Career Concepts Assessment Example
Career Concepts
Motives
Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
Speed
Networking
Adaptability
Fast learning
Change
orientation
Transitory
Quality
Commitment
Reliability
Specialization
Stability-
orientation
Expert
Leadership
Competitiveness
Cost-
efficiency
Management
Profit-
orientation
Linear
Creativity
Teamwork
Project
Skill diversity
Development-
orientation
Spiral
Career Competencies
Maintain Share
Increase Quality
Flat
Functional
Broad Span
of Control
Accuracy
Reliability
Technical Expertise
Fringe Benefits
Tech. Training
Recognition Awards
Budget Authority
Growth
Market Share
Tall Pyramid
Narrow Span
of Control
Cost Reduction
Leadership Skills
Logistics Mgmt Skills
Promotion
Mgmt Incentives
Mgmt Training
Diversification
based on core
technology
Matrix Structure
Open System
High Involvement
Creativity
Skill Diversity
Team Skills
Lateral Assignments
Job Rotation
Education
Creative Latitude
Immediate
Targets of
Opportunity
”Ad Hocracy”
Temporary Teams
Speed
Adaptability
Opportunity
Recognition
Cash Bonuses
Special Assignments
Job Rotation
Independence
TransitoryExpert Linear Spiral
Strategy
Structure
Valued Perform-
ance Factors
Rewards
Career Culture:
Organizational Career Culture
Growth strategy
Matrix structure
Quality performance appraisal
Bonus reward system
Modern Management Inc.
Transitory
Chaos
Unclear =
How can I
make career?
Wasty and
”jerky”
Fast and
flexible
Expert
Serious and
stable
Dead
end
Very
limiting
Slow and
formal
Linear
Incompetent
people are
in charge
Competitive
and efficient
Boring
Hierarchic
Conventional
Single-tracked
Spiral
Messy and
risky
”Schizofrenic” =
Who is
in charge?
Creative and
exciting
Complex =
Hard to under-
stand
Expert
Linear
Spiral
Transitory
Spectacles on Career Culture
Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
Experienced
Career Culture
Average on strategy, structure,
appraisal and reward
Experienced Career Culture
Motives
Culture Fit
Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
Experienced
Career Culture
Attitudes
towards
Company
Reactions
to Job and
Work
Reactions
to Non-
Work Life
Highest Commitment
Highest Loyalty
High Overall Non-Work
Satisfaction
Highest Marital
Satisfaction
Highest Job Satisfaction
High Focus on Work
Most satisfied with
Company´s Customer
Service
Perceived Performance as:
> Creative and Productive
> Developmental of others
Low Commitment
Low Loyalty
More likely to leave
Lowest Job
Satisfaction
Low Focus on Work
Perceived Performance as:
> Low in Creativity and
Productivity
> Little developm. of
others
Lowest overall non-work
satisfaction
Low marital satisfaction
Low avocational
satisfaction
Low Commitment
Low Loyalty
More likely to leave
Mod - Mod High overall
non-work satisfaction
Mod - Mod Low job
satisfaction
Mod - High focus on work
and willingness to work
long hours
Perceived performance as:
> Mod - Mod Low
productivity
High non-work
satisfaction
Highest avocational
satisfaction
Mod High job
satisfaction
Perceived performance as:
> Mod Low productivity
> Low innovation
Mod commitment
TransitoryExpert Linear Spiral
Career Concept and Career Culture Fit in an
Aerospace Company with Expert Culture
Satisfaction, Attitudes and Perceived Effectiveness for
Individuals with each Career Concept
Fit
Example on an inconsistent culture?
Consolidation Growth Renewal Opportunities
Flat
Functional
Tall
pyramid
Matrix
Temporary
teams
Quality Profit Creativity Fast
Recognition Promotion
Job-
rotation
Cash-
bonuses
TransitoryExpert Linear Spiral
Career
Culture:
Strategy
Structure
Appraisal
Factors
Rewards
Number of persons: 200
Average age: 35
Average empl. year: 1990
Cultural certainty: 3,5
Cultural similarity: 3,0
Total ”goodness":
Career Culture on Modern Management
Strategy
Structure
Appraisal
Factors
Rewards
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
4
1
2
3
Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
Frequencies
Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
MODERN MANAGEMENT
– Number of primary career concepts and motives
Number
80
60
40
20
0
Information on group
Number of Persons: 200
Average Age: 39
Average Employed
Year: 1990
Career Concepts
Motives
Average
MODERN MANAGEMENT
– Average on career concept and motives of the group
Very
low
Very
high
Medium
Information on group
Number of Persons: 200
Average Age: 39
Average Employed
Year: 1990
Career Concept
Motives
Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
Individual Career Concept and Organizational
Career Culture Fit
MODERN MANAGEMENT
Career-
concepts
Motives
Strategy
Structure
Appraisal
Factors
Rewards
Linear Spiral TransitoryExpert
Lifelong
Refinement
Lateral
Related
UnrelatedUpward
Expertise
Security
Achievement
Power
Pers. Growth
Creativity
Variety
Independence
Consolidation Growth Renewal Opportunities
Flat, Functional Tall pyramid Temporary teamsMatrix
FastCreativityProfitQuality
Cash BonusesJob RotationRecognition Promotion
Example – Monolithic Career Culture
Career
Culture:
Strategy Consolidation Growth Renewal Opportunities
Structure
Flat
Functional
Tall
pyramid
Matrix
Temporary
teams
Appraisal
Factors
Quality Profit Creativity Fast
Rewards Recognition Promotion
Job-
rotation
Cash-
bonuses
TransitoryExpert Linear Spiral
Strategy
Structure
Appraisal
Factors
Rewards
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
Example – Pluralistic Career Culture
Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
Utveckla karriärkulturen i olika
steg
1:a generationen
2:a generationen
3:e generationen
4:e generationen
Inkonsistent
Monolitisk
Pluralistisk
Hög precision

Strategic career model

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    Strategic Career Model -interface between individuals and organization Career Concept Career Motives Competence Profile Career Culture Strategy
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    Lateral 2 –4 years Little movement Life Upward Indeterminate Lateral 5 –10 years Linear Spiral Transitory Expert Duration of stay in one field Direction of movement Career Concepts Overview of Four Career Concepts
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    Spectacles Serious (but wrong) Decides more thanhe knows Lacks focus “Jack of all trades” Management problem Goal-oriented competitor Faulty compass Hopeless vitae Overly specialized Sacrifices self for career Exciting person Flexible but wasteful Rigid and narrow-minded Conventional careerist Flexible but careful Free-spirited Linear Spiral TransitoryExpert Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
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    Mid-Career Scientists Study CareerConcept and Career Values Correlations Novelty Job Mobility People Involvement Management Skill Influence Prestige High Income Recognition Develop Others Improve the Org. People Involvement Job Mobility Novelty People Involvement Develop Others Influence People Management Skills Improve Org. Self-Development Refine Skills Stable Employment Novelty Job Mobility People Involvement Improve Org. Stable Employment Stable Employment Linear Spiral TransitoryExpert Want Don’t Want
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    Expert and Linear Expertand Spiral Expert and Transitory Linear and Spiral Linear and Transitory Spiral and Transitory Functional Manager General Consultant Freelancing General Manager Indep. Business Owner/Manager Entrepreneur/Intrapreneur Career Path ExampleCareer Combinations Career Concept Combinations and Career Paths
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    Primary and Secondary Conceptsand Motives Expert Linear Spiral Transitory Sandra Sample A Highly Congruent Pattern Career Concepts Motives Career Concepts Assessment Example
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    Joe Sample A ”False”Linear Pattern Career Concepts Assessment Example Expert Linear Spiral Transitory Career Concepts Motives
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    Sarah A ”Good News/BadNews” Pattern Career Concepts Assessment Example Expert Linear Spiral Transitory Career Concepts Motives
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    Maxwell Sample An ”Undecided”Pattern Career Concepts Assessment Example Career Concepts Motives Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
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    Maintain Share Increase Quality Flat Functional BroadSpan of Control Accuracy Reliability Technical Expertise Fringe Benefits Tech. Training Recognition Awards Budget Authority Growth Market Share Tall Pyramid Narrow Span of Control Cost Reduction Leadership Skills Logistics Mgmt Skills Promotion Mgmt Incentives Mgmt Training Diversification based on core technology Matrix Structure Open System High Involvement Creativity Skill Diversity Team Skills Lateral Assignments Job Rotation Education Creative Latitude Immediate Targets of Opportunity ”Ad Hocracy” Temporary Teams Speed Adaptability Opportunity Recognition Cash Bonuses Special Assignments Job Rotation Independence TransitoryExpert Linear Spiral Strategy Structure Valued Perform- ance Factors Rewards Career Culture: Organizational Career Culture
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    Growth strategy Matrix structure Qualityperformance appraisal Bonus reward system Modern Management Inc.
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    Transitory Chaos Unclear = How canI make career? Wasty and ”jerky” Fast and flexible Expert Serious and stable Dead end Very limiting Slow and formal Linear Incompetent people are in charge Competitive and efficient Boring Hierarchic Conventional Single-tracked Spiral Messy and risky ”Schizofrenic” = Who is in charge? Creative and exciting Complex = Hard to under- stand Expert Linear Spiral Transitory Spectacles on Career Culture
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    Expert Linear SpiralTransitory Experienced Career Culture Average on strategy, structure, appraisal and reward Experienced Career Culture
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    Motives Culture Fit Expert LinearSpiral Transitory Experienced Career Culture
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    Attitudes towards Company Reactions to Job and Work Reactions toNon- Work Life Highest Commitment Highest Loyalty High Overall Non-Work Satisfaction Highest Marital Satisfaction Highest Job Satisfaction High Focus on Work Most satisfied with Company´s Customer Service Perceived Performance as: > Creative and Productive > Developmental of others Low Commitment Low Loyalty More likely to leave Lowest Job Satisfaction Low Focus on Work Perceived Performance as: > Low in Creativity and Productivity > Little developm. of others Lowest overall non-work satisfaction Low marital satisfaction Low avocational satisfaction Low Commitment Low Loyalty More likely to leave Mod - Mod High overall non-work satisfaction Mod - Mod Low job satisfaction Mod - High focus on work and willingness to work long hours Perceived performance as: > Mod - Mod Low productivity High non-work satisfaction Highest avocational satisfaction Mod High job satisfaction Perceived performance as: > Mod Low productivity > Low innovation Mod commitment TransitoryExpert Linear Spiral Career Concept and Career Culture Fit in an Aerospace Company with Expert Culture Satisfaction, Attitudes and Perceived Effectiveness for Individuals with each Career Concept
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    Example on aninconsistent culture? Consolidation Growth Renewal Opportunities Flat Functional Tall pyramid Matrix Temporary teams Quality Profit Creativity Fast Recognition Promotion Job- rotation Cash- bonuses TransitoryExpert Linear Spiral Career Culture: Strategy Structure Appraisal Factors Rewards
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    Number of persons:200 Average age: 35 Average empl. year: 1990 Cultural certainty: 3,5 Cultural similarity: 3,0 Total ”goodness": Career Culture on Modern Management Strategy Structure Appraisal Factors Rewards 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 4 1 2 3 Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
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    Frequencies Expert Linear SpiralTransitory MODERN MANAGEMENT – Number of primary career concepts and motives Number 80 60 40 20 0 Information on group Number of Persons: 200 Average Age: 39 Average Employed Year: 1990 Career Concepts Motives
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    Average MODERN MANAGEMENT – Averageon career concept and motives of the group Very low Very high Medium Information on group Number of Persons: 200 Average Age: 39 Average Employed Year: 1990 Career Concept Motives Expert Linear Spiral Transitory
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    Individual Career Conceptand Organizational Career Culture Fit MODERN MANAGEMENT Career- concepts Motives Strategy Structure Appraisal Factors Rewards Linear Spiral TransitoryExpert Lifelong Refinement Lateral Related UnrelatedUpward Expertise Security Achievement Power Pers. Growth Creativity Variety Independence Consolidation Growth Renewal Opportunities Flat, Functional Tall pyramid Temporary teamsMatrix FastCreativityProfitQuality Cash BonusesJob RotationRecognition Promotion
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    Example – MonolithicCareer Culture Career Culture: Strategy Consolidation Growth Renewal Opportunities Structure Flat Functional Tall pyramid Matrix Temporary teams Appraisal Factors Quality Profit Creativity Fast Rewards Recognition Promotion Job- rotation Cash- bonuses TransitoryExpert Linear Spiral
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    Utveckla karriärkulturen iolika steg 1:a generationen 2:a generationen 3:e generationen 4:e generationen Inkonsistent Monolitisk Pluralistisk Hög precision