Cultural context of career management in civil service
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Karjeros valdymas; Kultūrinis kontekstas; Kultūros dimensijos; Valstybės tarnyba; Career management; Civil servants; Cultural context; Cultural dimensions.
ENCultural context has much influence on understanding of career phenomena and career management alternatives suggested by the organizations or wider social systems supporting, deforming or even suppressing individuals’ career management processes. The purpose of the researchwas to investigate cultural career development factors in the Lithuanian organizations, in particular public sector organizations.Such factors as career mobility, career aspirations, career and work identity construction efforts, internal and external career barriers were empirically investigated and evaluated in the sample of 523 randomly selected Lithuanian civil servants. The conclusions aredrawn that cultures legitimize career management practices performed by the institutions of society, which influences individuals’ career behaviours through attitudes, belief, perceptions, and expectations towards career. [From the publication]
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