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An examination of the effects of early and late entry on career attainment : The clean slate effect?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2003
Abstract
Literature on tournament mobility in internal labor markets (ILMs) is reviewed revealing a paucity of studies examining the promotion patterns of late entrants into internal promotion systems. An investigation of 502 managers in a large corporation indicated that late entry into the ILM organization was significantly and positively related to career attainment, supporting the "clean slate effect". In addition, experience in the corporate office was positively related to managerial career attainment, while being female was negatively related to career attainment. In contrast to the tournament model theory, the number of years to reach middle management was positively related to career success. While no effect for race was found, this may be due to the relatively low representation of minorities in the firm studied. Moderating effects of late entry on gender, race or corporate experience were also not found.
Publisher
MCB University Press
Recommended Citation
Hurley, A.E., Wally, S., Segrest, S.L., Scandura, S. & Sonnenfeld, J.A. (2003). An examination of the effects of early and late entry on career attainment : The clean slate effect? Personnel Review, 32(2),133-150. doi: 10.1108/00483480310460180
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