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A study of impending derailment and recovery of middle managers across career stages
Author(s) -
Shipper Frank,
Dillard Jr. John E.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/1099-050x(200024)39:4<331::aid-hrm5>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - derailment , psychology , track (disk drive) , career management , business , skills management , management , applied psychology , public relations , marketing , political science , computer science , economics , operating system
Why do some fast‐track managers derail? Why do some recover and return to the fast track? This study investigates these questions by analyzing managerial skills and self‐awareness during different career stages. The results suggest that derailers have significantly lower skill profiles than do successful managers at all career stages. The study also identifies specific skills that managers need to be successful in their careers; furthermore, it reports that derailers overestimate their skills in comparison to successful managers at all career stages. The results imply that one can avoid derailment or recover from derailment by developing both self‐awareness and specific managerial skills. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.