Golden, Janine
(2005)
THE ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION OF STRATEGIES AND FACTORS IN THE CAREER SUCCESSES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTORS.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This study examines the career development factors and strategies used by public library directors whose library systems service a population of 100,000 or more. The intent is to research the directors' own use of these factors and strategies, their perceived importance to the directors' career development and finally strategies recommended by the directors for use by middle level public library managers.This study addresses all three areas and produces a comparison of factor/strategy use vs. importance vs. suggested use. An integral part of this research includes tables showing the significance of relationships among the selected strategies as well as among the external factors of age, gender, geographic mobility and luck/serendipity. Independently recommended strategies are also provided by the directors for potential adoption by the middle-level manager. As such, the findings of this study may be used as a possible reference point to assist public library middle level managers in their own successful career development.
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Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Status: |
Unpublished |
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Date: |
28 July 2005 |
Date Type: |
Completion |
Defense Date: |
25 April 2005 |
Approval Date: |
28 July 2005 |
Submission Date: |
11 May 2005 |
Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
School of Information Sciences > Library and Information Science |
Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
career development; career development strategies; career strategies; middle level manager; public library directors; public library manager |
Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-05112005-181613/, etd-05112005-181613 |
Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:44 |
Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:43 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7846 |
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