The Career Advancement Prospects of Managers and Professionals: Are MIS Employees Unique?
研究比较了MIS与非MIS员工在职业晋升前景上的差异，发现MIS员工并未面临更受限的晋升前景，且晋升前景对工作满意度、职业满意度和组织承诺有积极影响。
ABSTRACT The present study examined the career advancement prospects of MIS and non‐MIS employees, as well as the relationships of career advancement prospects with job performance evaluations, job satisfaction, career satisfaction, and organizational commitment for MIS and non‐MIS professionals and managers. Participants included 134 MIS professionals and managers and 397 non‐MIS professionals and managers of a large communications company. The results provided no evidence that MIS employees experience more restricted career advancement prospects than non‐MIS employees. In addition, job performance evaluations generally had positive effects on career advancement prospects; career advancement prospects had a number of positive effects on job satisfaction, career satisfaction, and organizational commitment; and job satisfaction and career satisfaction had positive effects on organizational commitment. These findings are related to prior research, suggestions for future research are offered, and implications for the management of MIS employees are identified.