CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF RAILROAD OPERATING CRAFT EMPLOYEES

This paper investigates the career paths of railroad operating employees (trainmen) from pre-employment to employment, to post-employment (retirement). Its purpose is to determine how a person comes initially to the operating craft; once working, to see how a person's career develops over his period employment (normally more than 30 years); and to consider his retirement. Using a modified version of Schein's career development model, the career of railroad employees is analyzed. A framework is provided within which to analyze forces that are acting to modify and change the current career development procedures.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper is from the Proceedings of the 16th Annual Joint Meeting of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum and the Transportation Research Forum, 3-5 November 1975, Toronto, Canada. Complete Volume $20.00.
• Corporate Authors:

  Cross (Richard B) Company

  Oxford, Indiana,   United States  47971
• Authors:
  • Potratz, J T
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 348-358
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Cross (Richard B) Company
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Employee relations; Employment; Guidelines; Labor relations; Labor unions; Morale; Personnel; Training; Trainmen; Working conditions
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127720
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 16 1976 12:00AM