The politics and ethics of career progression in IS: a systems perspective

Abstract

Organizational politicsExamines the role of politics in the internal promotion of information systems IS professionals. Most studies take a management perspective when looking at the skills required of employees. Takes an employee perspective. Taking a systems perspective has a number of benefits when examining career progression since the important factors are so interwoven and deal greatly with softer perceptions. A systems view relies on providing multiple representations of reality. The main difference from previous studies is the emphasis on career progression given to the role of politics by IS practitioners.

Citation

Standing, C. and Standing, S. (1998), "The politics and ethics of career progression in IS: a systems perspective", Logistics Information Management, Vol. 11 No. 5, pp. 309-316. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576059810234236