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The effect of career stage on the meaning of key organizational events
Author(s) -
Isabella Lynn A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.4030090406
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , frame (networking) , key (lock) , stage (stratigraphy) , psychology , frame analysis , social psychology , computer science , telecommunications , paleontology , cognitive reframing , computer security , psychotherapist , biology
This study addresses the question of how career stage affects the meaning managers attribute to key organizational events. Propositions were developed suggesting that career stage provides a frame of reference when interpreting events and that the frequency with which this frame of reference is used differs in each career stage. In depth interviews with 40 managers across three career stages supported these propositions.