Managing the middle

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Human Resource ManagementVolume 22, Issue 1-2 p. 173-181 Article Managing the middle Mary Anne Devanna, Mary Anne Devanna Mary Anne Devanna is research coordinator of the Center for Research in Career Development and associate director of the Strategy Research Center at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business. Before returning to academia, Ms. Devanna was advertising director for Longines. She received her Ph.D. in the Management of Organizations Department at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business and holds a B.A. from St. John's University and an M. B.A. from Columbia university. In addition to doing research on human resources management she is conducting a study focusing on M.B.A. career patterns with an emphasis on the differences between white males and minorities in the same cohort. Ms. Devanna consults in the private and public sectors and serves as editor-in-chief of the Columbia Journal of World Business.Search for more papers by this authorE. Kirby Warren, E. Kirby Warren E. Kirby Warren is the Samuel Bronfman Professor of Democratic Business Enterprise at the Graduate School of Business of Columbia University. He is also Area Coordinator, Management of Organizations Division and the Director of the Center for Research and Career Development. Dr. Warren holds a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, an M.S. from the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University and an A.B. from Columbia College. He has worked as a consultant and seminar leader with numerous major corparations and trade associations in the United States, Great Britain and Europe. Dr. Warren's publications include Long Range Planning: The Executive Viewpoint published in 1966 and The Process of Management (5th ed., 1981). His arficles include “How to Take Charge of Your Career” in Machine Design (February 1978), “Managing the Career Plateau,” in The Academy of Management Review (October 1977) and “The Case of the Plateaued Manager” in Harvard Business Review (January-February 1975).Search for more papers by this author Mary Anne Devanna, Mary Anne Devanna Mary Anne Devanna is research coordinator of the Center for Research in Career Development and associate director of the Strategy Research Center at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business. Before returning to academia, Ms. Devanna was advertising director for Longines. She received her Ph.D. in the Management of Organizations Department at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business and holds a B.A. from St. John's University and an M. B.A. from Columbia university. In addition to doing research on human resources management she is conducting a study focusing on M.B.A. career patterns with an emphasis on the differences between white males and minorities in the same cohort. Ms. Devanna consults in the private and public sectors and serves as editor-in-chief of the Columbia Journal of World Business.Search for more papers by this authorE. Kirby Warren, E. Kirby Warren E. Kirby Warren is the Samuel Bronfman Professor of Democratic Business Enterprise at the Graduate School of Business of Columbia University. He is also Area Coordinator, Management of Organizations Division and the Director of the Center for Research and Career Development. Dr. Warren holds a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, an M.S. from the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University and an A.B. from Columbia College. He has worked as a consultant and seminar leader with numerous major corparations and trade associations in the United States, Great Britain and Europe. Dr. Warren's publications include Long Range Planning: The Executive Viewpoint published in 1966 and The Process of Management (5th ed., 1981). His arficles include “How to Take Charge of Your Career” in Machine Design (February 1978), “Managing the Career Plateau,” in The Academy of Management Review (October 1977) and “The Case of the Plateaued Manager” in Harvard Business Review (January-February 1975).Search for more papers by this author First published: Spring ‐ Summer 1983 https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.3930220123Citations: 4 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume22, Issue1-2Spring ‐ Summer 1983Pages 173-181 RelatedInformation