OBJECTIVE To examine the possible effects of discrimination by sex and race on the career patterns of doctors up to six years after qualifying. DESIGN Postal questionnaire follow up survey. PARTICIPANTS 1572 Doctors who graduated from five British medical schools in 1981, 1983, and 1985, including 587 women and 131 doctors from ethnic minorities. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Reported success rat...

Using investment model as a theoretical lens, this study provides a compelling theoretical model that helps understand the differences between IT professionals and non-IT employees on their career commitment. Data to test the hypotheses were drawn from a cross-sectional field study of top-1000 large-scale companies in Taiwan. The results generally supported the research model. Career satisfacti...

The traditional lifelong organizational career model no longer remains relevant for many workers, particularly those active in the knowledge economy. Instead these workers are claimed to pursue boundaryless and protean careers. This paper explores management and IT consultants’ experiences and perceptions of career mobility in the UK and the USA. The findings from this multi-level study reveal ...

Proportion of Jobs IT Careers F(2, 170) Technical IT Career Late Entry IT Career Managerial IT Career IT Jobs I 72.3% 34.5% 38.0% 112.15*** M 26.4% 219.72*** Non-IT Jobs G 0.9% 5.4% 2.3% 10.52*** P 1.6% 13.9% 5.1% 20.76*** C 2.1% 7.4% 3.7% 7.02*** J 1.6% 3.2% 2.3% 0.69 O 2.6% 9.7% 4.0% 11.90*** S 1.4% 3.5% 1.1% 3.68* T 0.1% 3.1% 0.8% 13.02*** Out of Civilian Workforce U 0.9% 0.3% 0.1% 2.34 X 14...