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2017-01-01

Impacto de la educación formal de postgrado en Management: análisis de las transiciones de carrera de los graduados de un Master of Business Administration

IMPACT OF FORMAL EDUCATION IN MANAGEMENT GRADUATE PROGRAMS: ANALYSIS OF CAREER TRANSITIONS IN MBA GRADUATES

IMPACTO DA EDUCAÇÃO FORMAL DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM ADMINISTRAÇÃO: ANÁLISE DAS TRANSIÇÕES DE CARREIRA DOS GRADUADOS DE MBA

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https://doi.org/10.15446/innovar.v26n63.60672

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nuevos modelos de carrera, transiciones de carrera profesional, programas mba, formación de postgrado en Management (es)
New career models, professional career transitions, MBA programs, graduate training in Management (en)
Novos modelos de carreira, transições de carreira profissional, programas MBA, formação de pós-graduação em administração (pt)

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Las carreras laborales se han vuelto cada vez más diversas y suelen desarrollarse en múltiples ámbitos organizacionales, con trayectorias profesionales que evidencian frecuentes cambios y transiciones. En este contexto, los individuos asumen una mayor responsabilidad en el desarrollo de su propia carrera profesional, buscando adquirir nuevos conocimientos y habilidades que garanticen su empleabilidad futura, por ejemplo, a través de la realización de programas de formación gerencial. El presente trabajo examina el impacto de la educación de postgrado en Management sobre las transiciones de carrera. Particularmente, se exploran aquellas transiciones realizadas por profesionales graduados de uno de los programas Master of Business Administration (MBA) de mayor prestigio en Argentina. Con sustento en el enfoque de teoría fundada, se identifican tipologías de transiciones de carrera para los profesionales y se indaga acerca de los motivos que los impulsaron a realizarlas. Nuestros resultados revelan ciertos patrones específicos en las transiciones de carrera profesional (transiciones de rol y transiciones organizacionales) que los entrevistados vinculan con la realización del MBA, particularmente en términos de tiempo e impacto percibido. Con base en los resultados observados, se desarrolla un modelo teórico integrador que distingue a las transiciones de carrera en función del momento de su concreción y del tipo de transición.

Professional work careers have increasingly become more diverse and tend to be performed in multiple organizational scenarios where professional career paths undergo frequent changes and transitions. In such a context, individuals assume more responsibility in the development of their own professional careers, looking for obtaining new abilities and knowledge that assure their future employability; enrolling in Management programs is an example of this. In this sense, this work studies the impact of Management graduate education in career transitions. Specifically, transitions made by graduates of one of the most prestigious Master in Business Administration (MBA) programs in Argentina are explored. Typologies of career transitions and the motives for their occurrence are identified based on the foundations of Grounded Theory. Our results expose certain specific patterns in professional career transitions (role and organizational transitions) that interviewees link with their MBA studies, particularly, in terms of time and perceived impact. With the observed results, an integrating theoretical model that distinguishes career transitions depending on the moment they were executed and the type of transition is developed.
As carreiras trabalhistas têm se tornado cada vez mais diversas e costumam desenvolver-se em múltiplos âmbitos organizacionais, com trajetórias profissionais que evidenciam frequentes mudanças e transições. Nesse contexto, os indivíduos assumem uma maior responsabilidade no desenvolvimento de sua própria carreira profissional, procurando adquirir novos conhecimentos e habilidades que garantam sua emprega-bilidade futura, por exemplo, por meio da realização de programas de formação gerencial. O presente trabalho examina o impacto da educação de pós-graduação em administração sobre as transições de carreira. Particularmente, exploram-se aquelas transições realizadas por profissionais graduados de um dos programas Master of Business Administration (MBA) de maior prestígio na Argentina. Com suporte na abordagem de teoria fundada, identificam-se tipologias de transições de carreira para os profissionais e indaga-se a respeito dos motivos que os impulsionaram a realizálas Nossos resultados revelam certos padrões específicos nas transições de carreira profissional (transições de papel e transições organizacionais) que os entrevistados vinculam com a realização do MBA, particularmente em termos de tempo e impacto percebido. Com base nos resultados observados, desenvolve-se um modelo teórico integrador que diferencia as transições de carreira em função do momento de sua realização e do tipo de transição.

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Rivero, A., Davos, G. E., Marino, J., & Rodríguez, M. C. (2017). Impacto de la educación formal de postgrado en Management: análisis de las transiciones de carrera de los graduados de un Master of Business Administration. Innovar, 27(63), 107-124. https://doi.org/10.15446/innovar.v26n63.60672

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