Zwerman, William L.Montgomery, Alan R.2005-07-212005-07-211990Montgomery, A. R. (1990). Careers, organizations and environment (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/119610315670134http://hdl.handle.net/1880/18034Bibliography: p. 107-116.Research investigating careers has given only passing interest to external environmental constraints influencing career patterns. This study explores the relationship between individual career patterns of managers and the environment. he environment is conceived as comprising of four dimensions: economic, polilegal, technological and sociocultural. career outcomes or is mediated through the organization in which the career is embedded to form constraints on the career of a manager. To enhance this perspective basic assumptions of career theory were called into question and discarded for assumptions more reflective of todays reality. These assumpt ions were used to construct a theoretical and research model for exploring career patterns of managers. This study attempts to shed some 1 ight on any prevailing characteristics of careers by analyzing the career biographies of managers. Interviews were conducted with thirty-nine managers representing three levels of management: senior management, middle management and supervisors. Their interpretations of events affecting their careers as well as their reaction to key events in their career history provided the bulk of the data for this study. The results from these interviews support previous research on organizational shrinkage and career mobility. More importantly, the results indicate that career theory incorporating assumptions that recognize the importance of environmental constraints may provide for a more complete analysis of careers in today's changing world.ix, 116 leaves ; 30 cm.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.HF 5381 M64 1990Career development - Social aspectsCareer education - Social aspectsmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/11961HF 5381 M64 1990