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College of Nursing
Styles
Mrs. Mona Liza Avelino
January 21, 2008
Submitted by:
GROUP # 52
ALZOLA, Rachel Valyn F. CARREON, Mary Abigail D. CERENO, Milka E.
FERRER, Harry E. GABAD, Mary Ann G. GAMUEDA, Mary G. LAYACAN,
Emielou M. LAYOC, Anthovie B. OGANG, Jana May P. RELOVA, Edelyn
Girlie H. REVANO, Diane Crizelle L.
Career Styles Career Concepts
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Steady State
which is characterized by little or no job change;
Entrepreneurial & Transient
my own nursing home
Med school
Career Concepts • Key motivations are expertise or technical competence,
security, and stability.
as defined by different Us Organizations
• Individuals tend to be quality-conscious, oriented toward
commitment and reliability.
It is useful to consider a career concept, a model that
identifies four fundamentally different patterns of career
experience, each having differing trajectories, motivations, Spiral:
and needs within an organization. An engineer may tend to • Periodic (every 7-10 years) major moves across related
associate more strongly with one, or equally between two, occupational specialties or disciplines.
in which case they may possess a "hybrid" career concept. • Ideal career move is from one functional area
(engineering, manufacturing) into an adjacent or similar
one (R&D, quality).
Linear:
• Previous field forms knowledge base for movement into
• Progressive series of upward steps within organizational new one, while allowing a person to develop closely related,
hierarchy. yet different set of skills and abilities.
• Deeply rooted in cultural emphasis American society • Key motivations are a need for personal development and
places on upward mobility. increased knowledge.
• Key motivations are individual power, achievement, and • Individuals tend to be creative, possess diverse skills, and
opportunity to "make things happen." are able to coordinate lateral organizational activities.
• Individuals tend to be competitive, oriented toward
leadership, profits, and financial success.
Transitory:
• Frequent (every 3-5 years) major moves across unrelated
Expert: occupational specialties or disciplines.
• Lifelong (at least long-term) commitment to a chosen • Those pursuing transitory "careers" often do not perceive
occupational field or specialty. themselves as actually having careers.
• Focus on development and refinement of knowledge, • Key motivations are a desire for very diverse work
skills, and abilities within career. experiences, variety, and independence.
• Nature of work performed tends to be an integral • Individuals tend to be fast learners, adaptive to changing
component of self-identity. circumstances, and project-oriented.