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Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 44, No. 3, 318-341 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1038411106069415

The effects of career development programs on R&D personnel in Taiwan

Tser-Yieth Chen

National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan

Pao-Long Chang

Feng Chia University, Taiwan

Ching-Wen Yeh

China Institute of Technology, Taiwan

This study examines the effects of career development programs on R&D personnel, and the results show that a higher level of satisfaction with such programs produces correspondingly higher levels of quality of working life, job satisfaction, professional development and productivity.

We argue that professional development is a mediator of both job satisfaction and productivity, and that as R&D personnel achieve higher levels of job satisfaction, their motivation towards engaging in such professional development becomes greater, leading to a substantial increase in their productivity levels. We also find that development programs which are more career-challenge oriented have a greater impact on the quality of working life, job satisfaction, professional development and productivity.

Key Words: career development • high technology • job satisfaction • productivity • quality of working life

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