Employee Career Development. Management Annotated Bibliography

Employee Career Development
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Davis, P. J. (2015). Implementing an employee career-development strategy. Human Resource Management International Digest, 23(4), 28-32. doi:10.1108/hrmid-05-2015-0066
In his article titled Implementing an employee career-development strategy, Paul J. Davis mentions that career-development strategies are meant to help workers give their best to the company. It is crucial for them to upgrade their knowledge and enhance their existing skills to stay in the competition for long. Once the employee development plans have been created, the next challenge for the company is to successfully implement them (Davis, 2015).
They should only develop employee-friendly strategies and put their plans into action carefully. They would have to understand that the success of any organization lies in how happy and satisfied its employees are. Various organizations do not consider it compulsory to plan or prioritize employee career development and keep focusing on customer satisfaction. This trend needs to be changed as those companies might have to suffer in future. Paul Davis does not provide sufficient details in his article regarding what type of career development programs need to be launched for employees (Davis, 2015).
Piotrowski, K. (2014). A “Wow” Approach to Self-Directed Employee Career Development. Career Planning & Adult Development, 31(3), 41-45.
In September 2014, Katy Piotrowski published an article in the Career Planning & Adult Development journal in which she discusses a primary, effective approach to boost engagement via self-directed career development plans. It is important for companies to encourage their employees to work hard and give their best. In return, they should be provided with weekly bonuses and other benefits, besides the regular salary. If employees are provided with enough chances of self and career-grooming, they will surely serve the organization in an effective manner (Piotrowski, 2014).
Thus, raising employee...