Mary Ann Von Glinow and Nirmal Sethia explain that practical usefulness or relevance of the knowledge produced in academic settings has become an issue of growing concern in recent years.
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Demographic and Societal Factors Affecting the Linear Career Crisis
The basic premise in this paper by Michael J. Driver (USC) is that most managers and organizations are defining careers as a linear progression up a career ladder.
Future Trends in Engineering Careers: A Career Concept Approach
Michael J. Driver (USC) argues that social and technological trends in American society suggest that engineering careers stressing a linear, upward movement concept are headed for problems.
Motivation and Performance Appraisal Behavior
This paper by Allan M. Mohrman, Jr. (CEO) and Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) explores how the organizational context and the actor’s perceptions of the situation lead to performance appraisal behavior.