Knowledge Management Research & Practice

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Managing personal human capital for professional excellence: an attempt to design a practical methodology

José Maria Viedma Martí and Mihaela Enache

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Table 1. Company careers vs current conditions

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Condition needed for company careers Current environment
Clear job-to-job progression projectsFewer full-time jobs; work increasingly defined as temporary
Status hierarchy for career advancementCompanies flatten their structures
Companies expand to provide more and more senior positionsCompanies contract, downsize and outsource
Companies retain businesses in which employees develop expertiseCompanies divest non-core businesses and have fewer functions
Companies develop high staff commitmentMore staff are peripheral, part time on contracts
No competitors for employee loyaltyStaff work across boundaries, in second jobs, as contractors, consultants or in 'portfolio' careers
Companies offer security, a feeling of belonging and status advancementIndividuals increasingly seek variety, diverse networks and autonomy.

 Source: Inkson (1999).

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