International Journal of Management Studies (Dec 2004)
Relationship Between Organizational Career Management and Individual Performance
Abstract
This paper looks at organizational career management and individual performance among insurance salespeople in Kedah. The objective of the paper is to determine whether there is a relationship between organizational career management and individual performance. Organizational career management comprised measure of career management policies, career development, and career information while individual performance is measured in terms of the output performance. The questionnaire was developed and distributed to the sample. The sample comprised insurance salespeople working at an insurance company in Alor Setar. A total of 169 questionnaires were sent but only 57 were returned, thereby achieving a response rate of 33.7%. The result found that there was a significant relationship between organizational career management and individual performance. Therefore, it could be inferred that organizational career management is strongly associated to individual performance.