Abstract:
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is explore career management strategies used by information
technology (IT) professionals full-time employed in offshore outsourced IT firms in Sri Lanka; and to
evaluate those against hierarchical plateau, job content plateau, firm size, and individual demographic
characteristics that may predict the use.
Design/methodology/approach – Survey methodology was used and a random sample of 119 IT
professionals responded. Multiple regression was used for the data analysis.
Findings – Career management strategies used by IT professionals could be broadly categorised into
four areas. Hierarchical career plateau and age significantly predict the use of career strategies.
Originality/value – The study provides useful information for both practitioners and academics
to better understand career strategies used by IT professionals in managing their own careers and
factors that predict the use of career strategies
