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A framework for career success for specialists
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23063 A framework for career success for specialists Sutherland, Margie ichelp@gibs.co.za Watson, Heather Jeanne UCTD Specialists Career strategies Career success Career development Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. Specialists contribute to the success of organisations in the form of unique expertise and specific skill sets. Research into career success for specialists is limited and the career of the specialist is not well defined. This study aims to increase understanding of what constitutes career success for specialists, what strategies individuals can employ to achieve such success and what organisations can do to support specialist career success.In line with qualitative research methodological principles, this study followed a exploratory approach to understanding specialist career success. A total of seventeen in-depth interviews were held with senior specialists who have achieved career success, senior internal Human Resource practitioners, and external career development and Human Resource experts. The sample represented a broad range of industries, including Petrochemicals, Telecommunications, Banking, Financial Health Insurance, Academia, Healthcare, Aerospace, FMCG, Mining, Information Technology, Specialist Consulting and Specialist Search and Recruitment.Key findings reflect that career success is an individual construct which is achieved through a variety of strategies. The research allowed for the development of a framework for career success for specialists, which outlines the career path options and career success strategies available to specialists. Furthermore, a model titled ‘the 5 C’s of organisational support for specialists’ summarises what organisations can do to support specialist career success. The outcome of this study provides guidance for specialists in managing their own careers and for organisations who wish to understand specialists in order to attract and retain them as valuable contributors to organisational success. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-06T14:24:41Z 2013-04-29 2013-09-06T14:24:41Z 2013-04-25 2012 2013-03-09 Dissertation Watson, HJ 2012, A framework for career success for specialists , MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23063 > F13/4/298/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23063 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03092013-171146/ © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Specialists Career strategies Career success Career development A framework for career success for specialists |
| title | A framework for career success for specialists |
| title_full | A framework for career success for specialists |
| title_fullStr | A framework for career success for specialists |
| title_full_unstemmed | A framework for career success for specialists |
| title_short | A framework for career success for specialists |
| title_sort | framework for career success for specialists |
| topic | UCTD Specialists Career strategies Career success Career development |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23063 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03092013-171146/ |