An analysis of career advancement among engineers in manufacturing organizations

Abstract

Purpose – This research aims to study the effect of gender, supervisors' support, and tenure of service on objective and perceived career advancement among engineers employed in Malaysian manufacturing organizations in Northern Peninsular Malaysia. It begins by noting the centrality of inequality in gender and career advancement and also aims at providing a direct picture of tenure of service, which is among the factors least looked at when analyzing career advancement. The study also attempts to analyze the supervisor's support in relation to career advancement. Moderating the elements above are the demographic variables such as age, marital status, education level, and the location of the tertiary education institution.Design/methodology/approach – By using a judgemental sampling method, a total of 158 engineers from ten multinational manufacturing companies were identified for this study.Findings – The findings suggest that career advancement is very much related to gender, supervisor's support, and se...