The career paths less (or more) traveled : a sequence analysis of IT career histories, mobility patterns, and career success

• Main Authors: Slaughter, Sandra A., Joseph, Damien, Boh, Wai Fong, Ang, Soon
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::General::Careers and profession
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100071; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17815; http://misq.org/the-career-paths-less-or-more-traveled-a-sequence-analysis-of-it-career-histories-mobility-patterns-and-career-success.html
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper examines the objective career histories, mobility patterns, and career success of 500 individuals drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79), who had worked in the information technology workforce. Sequence analysis of career histories shows that careers of the IT workf...