.... This should not imply that knowledge workers do not need a base of knowledge to begin with. A base of knowledge is necessary to communicate, understand, and interpret information derived from one’s social network. For example, a professional (e.g. lawyer, accountant, or consultant) or scientist must know...

...Balbir B. Bhasin; Patrick Low Kim Cheng Reveals that companies are testing new ways to entice professionals into their field due to the lack of global talent available. States that this is increasing in importance since having the right people can yield greater financial returns. States...

...Ronald J. Burke; Carol A. McKeen Describes a study which examined the relationship of employment gaps to measures of work outcomes and emotion wellbeing. Data were collected from a diverse sample of 792 managerial and professional women using questionnaires completed anonymously. Managerial women...

...Lucas van Wees; Paul Jansen The system of two career ladders, one for managers, the other for(top‐level) specialists or professionals, has worked satisfactorily up to a certain level. There are, however, indications that there will be a change in the “natural” career progression in the near future...

...Arthur P. Preston; Gary Biddle Proposes that there are fundamental differences between the roles of professionals and managers which affect career choices in complex organizations. Career choice difficulties are compounded by the reality that only a very small percentage of individuals actually...

... out that much more research is required in this field. Career development Family life Gender Professionals Women Note: This paper was subsequently published in Librarian Career Development, Volume 4 Number 1, 1996. © MCB UP Limited 1993 ...

...Carol A. McKeen; Ronald J. Burke Examines the use of a variety of career strategies by managerial and professional women. Questionnaire data were collected from 245 female graduates of the business school of a Canadian university. Although the members of the sample did not use career strategies...