The Design of a Career Oriented Human Resource System

Abstract

Careers research recently has gained considerable prominence. Findings have far-reaching implications for the design of Human Resource (HR) practices in organizations. Developed in this paper is an integrated HR system that is career-sensitive. A set of system properties, or parameters, is offered that can be used in diagnosing and designing any system. Implications are given for the use of this framework as a guide for design and diagnosis of career-oriented HR systems. Future research areas are also suggested.