Making career choice

A study of Chinese managers

Bibliographic Data

ID9889485
AuthorsAmy Lai Yu Wong (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume60
Issue8
Pages1211-1233
Publication date2007-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0018726707081661
OpenAlexW2100133985
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited29

Compared with the extensive research on managerial careers in the West, little has emerged from China and South-East Asia. This exploratory study used Schein's concept of Career Anchors to investigate how 117 Taiwanese managers made their initial career choice and the values which shaped their subsequent careers. The findings indicate how cultural specificity and political dynamics impacted on the managers' career experience. The Taiwanese subjects valued independence, a balanced lifestyle and entrepreneurial opportunities. The findings further indicate how career pathways can be of an individual's own making, embracing life in its broadest aspects and not exclusively forged within organizations. The study sheds light on the field of vocational choice and adjustment within the Chinese context

Career development · China · Context (archaeology · Exploratory research · Field (mathematics · Geography · Independence (probability theory · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Vocational education · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Family Business Performance and Succession · Higher Education and Employability · Psychology · Social Psychology

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