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The Migration of Technical Personnel into Management: Implications for Selection, Promotion, and Motivation

2. Agenda. The general problemThe client, AIR, and APSNeeds analysis and surveysFindingsTraining recommendationsProposed interventions. 3. The Problem. Scientists moving into managementperceived lack of effectiveness of scientist/managersdissatisfaction among scientist/managersIndividual Dif

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The Migration of Technical Personnel into Management: Implications for Selection, Promotion, and Motivation

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    1. The Migration of Technical Personnel into Management: Implications for Selection, Promotion, and Motivation Dr. Fred Mael January 21, 1999

    2. 2 Agenda The general problem The client, AIR, and APS Needs analysis and surveys Findings Training recommendations Proposed interventions

    3. 3 The Problem Scientists moving into management perceived lack of effectiveness of scientist/managers dissatisfaction among scientist/managers Individual Differences temperament career orientation professions

    4. 4 The Client Scientific laboratory 450 employees mixture of astronomers, physicists, computer specialists, and other scientific and non-scientific personnel

    5. 5 AIR and APS AIR training needs analysis organizational survey benchmarking study Applied Performance Strategies managerial training specialists

    6. 6 Training Needs Analysis Identify managerial behaviors frequency and importance of behaviors self-ratings of effectiveness by managers effectiveness ratings by all personnel Manager. Beh identified through: 1. Job descriptions 2. Literature 3. Two focus group meetings Mgt Oversight Committee Cross-section of mgrs.Manager. Beh identified through: 1. Job descriptions 2. Literature 3. Two focus group meetings Mgt Oversight Committee Cross-section of mgrs.

    7. 7 Organizational Survey Managerial Motivation Scale 12 potential motivators three factors: power, security, and burnout Manifest Needs Scale nAch, nAff, nDom, nAuton, social recog Desire for Upward Mobility Scale degree of motivation to be promoted 1. Source?? 2. Steers & Braunstein (1976) 3. Subscale of Survey of Work Values (Wollack et al., 1971). 8 items from Mael. 4. Mael (1988) 5. Mael (1999)1. Source?? 2. Steers & Braunstein (1976) 3. Subscale of Survey of Work Values (Wollack et al., 1971). 8 items from Mael. 4. Mael (1988) 5. Mael (1999)

    8. 8 Organizational Survey (con’t) Organizational and Professional Identification Scale identification with STScI and/or profession Internal and External Effects of Transitioning Scale concerns about loss of status or prestige

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