In this paper we discuss and analyze the model of career that has been associated with the academic environment and compare that with past and present career contracts in the corporate environment. We also trace the evolution of the career model in the two institutions. We argue that the recent boundaryless or protean model of the corporate career…

Recent findings are reported on the ongoing research related to the socioeconomic career attainment process utilizing the Malmo data set from Sweden as reported in ED 097 268. The general proposition tested is that the association between selected personality resource assets and the desired outcomes of resource conversion settings will be…

The problem of the role of ability and education in career achievement is investigated in this cross-cultural study using a model developed in the United States by Duncan and modified by Blau and Jencks. The replication links variables of a respondent's income, schooling, achievement, ability, and occupation to similar variables for the…

Within the context of UNESCO publications concerning science development, this first survey of country studies on Belgium, Chile, Egypt, Hungary, Nigeria and Sri Lanka gives information on the present state and organizational structure of social sciences. Evaluations of achievements which should contribute to the development of research and…