Managing the Career Plateau
- 1 October 1977
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in Academy of Management Review
- Vol. 2 (4) , 602-612
- https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.1977.4406740
Abstract
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.Keywords
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