IS CAREER MANAGEMENT RELATED TO EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE

The career management process involves career exploration, development of career goals, and use of career strategies to obtain career goals. The relationship between different aspects of the career management p rocess and employee development behavior and performance was examined in this study. Employees provided information concerning their persona l characteristics, career management strategies, their manager's suppo rt for career development, and willingness to participate in developme nt activities. Managers provided ratings of each employee's job perfor mance and developmental behavior. Position, manager's support for deve lopment, environmental exploration, and distance from career goal expl ained significant variance in employees' willingness to participate in development activities and developmental behavior. Career management was not significantly related to performance ratings. Research and pra ctical implications of the study findings are discussed.