Learning and development factors related to perceptions of job content andhierarchical plateauing

This study applied theory from the employee learning and development litera ture to examine factors related to employees' perceptions of being job cont ent plateaued and hierarchically plateaued. Results indicated:that both typ es of plateauing were related to support from top management, career planni ng, job involvement, and education level. Furthermore, career exploration, motivation to learn, organizational tenure, and job tenure were related to perceptions of hierarchical plateauing, while supervisor support was relate d to job content plateauing. Additionally, the two types of plateauing diff ered in the relative strength of their relationship with the variables stud ied. Implications and future research suggestions are provided. Copyright ( C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.