EFFECTS OF ALTERNATE FAMILY STRUCTURES ON MANAGERIAL CAREER PATHS

The number of ''traditional'' families, those with an employed father and a not-employed mother, has been decreasing. This article presents an expanded typology of family structure that includes spousal employm ent status. The effects on managerial career paths of a ''post-traditi onal'' family structure, in which both parents are employed, is explor ed. The results from a survey of M.B.A. degree holders show such a fam ily structure to be related to income and career satisfaction for men and women. The findings suggest that family structure should receive g reater focus from both researchers and organizations.