Factors influencing career advancement of managers of ESKOM in the District of Ngaka Modiri Molema

Abstract

This study examined the " Factors influencing career advancement of employees at Eskom to managerial positions: case study: Ngaka Modiri Molema District. The fundamental goal of the research study was to establish which facto rs drove the career advancement and a critique was unde1taken of the substantial literature on career advancement, the driving factors and other relevant issues. Career choices and success are affected by one's immediate environment, parents and social context, as well as one's distinctive characteristics such as age, gender, specific talents, interests and values. Adding to this wide array of influences are also broader issues, such as geography and political and economic climate. Key theoretical developments were integrated to provide linkage between the conceptual foundations and frameworks of those constructs. Training leads to career advancement and was of more advantage to employees. Work experience and education increased training, again more for men (64.3%) than for women (35.7%) when looking at the findings . The result suggests that career encouragement influences individuals to seek or accept opportunities for training. Self-confidence appears to enhance career advancement. Its impact occurs because those with higher self-confidence gain greater career encouragement and training than do others, in keeping with mastering challenges and overcoming obstacles.