MIS careers—a theoretical perspective
Communications of the ACM
Requisite skills for new MIS hires
ACM SIGMIS Database
SIGCPR '91 Proceedings of the 1991 conference on SIGCPR
Managing new MIS professionals
Information and Management
Determinants of MIS employees' turnover intentions: a structural equation model
Communications of the ACM
The structure of job attitudes among entry-level I/S professionals: a path-analytic analysis
SIGCPR '93 Proceedings of the 1993 conference on Computer personnel research
SIGCPR '93 Proceedings of the 1993 conference on Computer personnel research
The New Science of Management Decision
The New Science of Management Decision
Motivating and Managing Computer Personnel
Motivating and Managing Computer Personnel
Managing high-achieving information systems professionals
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Research in integrating learning capabilities into information systems
A longitudinal study of I/S careers: synthesis, conclusion, and recommendations
SIGCPR '97 Proceedings of the 1997 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
The 21st century IT workforce: addressing the market imbalance between supply and demand
SIGCPR '98 Proceedings of the 1998 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGMIS CPR conference on computer personnel research: Forty four years of computer personnel research: achievements, challenges & the future
Personal and situational predictors of IS professionals' career choice satisfaction
Proceedings of the 2008 ACM SIGMIS CPR conference on Computer personnel doctoral consortium and research
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A concern of many information systems (I/S) managers is the ability to attract, retain, and motivate their I/S professional staff, particularly those who have the potential to be high performers. However, many of the attitudes and attributes of these newly-hired employees are formed prior to entering the workplace; they are shaped by the students' college studies and by their personal backgrounds and characteristics.This study investigates the career progression of nearly a thousand I/S majors from 38 colleges and universities who have been tracked over several years as they complete their college studies and move into their first I/S jobs. It examines three aspects of this progression: career preparation and entry; work adjustment; and career outlook, both at present and long-term. A number of key variables are identified, derived both from theory and from the empirical results of the study. In particular, the balance between developing technical skills and "people" skills as individuals move through the early stages of their careers is given special attention.