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Career management activities

As  described  by  Hirsh  and  Carter  (2002),  career 

management  encompasses  recruitment,  personal 

development  plans,  lateral  moves,  special  assign-

ments  at  home  or  abroad,  development  positions, 

career  bridges,  lateral  moves  and  support  for  em-

ployees who want to develop.

Baruch  and  Peiperl  (2000)  identified  17  career 

management practices, and their survey of 194 UK 

companies  established  a  rank  order  for  their  use. 

The practices are listed below in order, from most 

frequent to least frequent use: