Leadership as a Career

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the drastic changes in the careers of top management executives. The paper attributes this to the changing nature of the global networking systems and the modern and innovative technology being introduced into the market. The paper explores three main elements that form the core of leadership in the 21st century.

Outline:
Introduction
The Organizational Hierarchy in the 21st Century
Reviewing and Redesigning the Core of Leadership for the 21st Century
Leaders Need to Think Outside the Box
Leaders Should Be Excellent in Developing Partnerships
Representative
Analyst
The Future: Protean Careers?
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Arthur, Hall, and Lawrence (1989) in their study defined an individual's career as an ever developing cycle of experience with time. A number of researchers have used the same definition; however they have used it differently. For instance, Arthur and Rousseau (1996) in their study argued that the main difference between "careers" and "jobs" is not what most professionals think it is. They asserted that most professionals classify "careers" as high status work, such as those of doctors, lawyers, managers etc; and "jobs" as low status work such as that of laborer, waiter, etc. In fact, the concept of careers is determined by the time factor."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Allred B.B., Snow C.C, and Miles R.E. (1996), Characteristics of Managerial Careers in 21st century, Academy of Management Executive, Vol. 101 No. 4.
• Arthur M.B. and Rousseau D.M. (1996), Introduction: The Boundaryless Career as a New Employment Principle, OUP.
• Arthur, M. B.; Hall, D. T.; and Lawrence, B. S. (1989), Handbook of Career Theory, New York: Cambridge University. Press.
• Evetts J. (1988), Managing childcare and work responsibilities: the strategies of married women primary and infant head teachers, Sociological Review 36 (No. 3): 503-31.
• Galbraith, J. K. (1971), The New Industrial State, 2d ed. New York; Houghton Mifflin.

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