이 연구의 목적은 우리나라 공기업 사무직 근로자의 경력경로 유형과 그 유형별 특성을 구명하고, 관련 변인과의 관계를 구명하는 데 있었다. 연구대상은 한국에서 정원 1,000명 이상인 공기업 17곳에서 입사 15년차 이상 근로자들로 약 7,442명으로 추정되었으며, 이들을 대상으로 400명을 층화표집하였다. 조사도구는 경력경로와 관련 변인을 기록하는 설문지로, 최적일치법(optimal matching), 다채널 시퀀스 분석(multichannel sequence analysis), 군집분석(cluster analysis), X2분석, F검정, 분산분석(ANOVA)을 활용하여 분석하였다. 주요 결론 및 시사점은 다음과 같았다. 첫째, 공기업 사무직 근로자의 경력경로는 다양한 유형이 나타났고, 조직다양성이라는 점에서 긍정적으로 확인되었다. 둘째, 공기업 사무직 근로자의 경력경로 유형별로 고유한 특성이 발견되었다. 특히 유형별로 담당직무의 비율에 유의미한 차이가 나타나, 공기업의 경우 직무별 특성을 고려한 배치를 통해 나름대로의 효율성을 추구하고 있음이 확인되었다. 셋째, 공기업 사무직 근로자의 경력경로 유형과 관련 변인과의 관계에서 유의미한 영향관계는 제한적으로 확인되었다. 이러한 연구결과에 따른 제언이 제시되었다.
The purpose of this study was to identify the patterns of career paths of office workers in Korean public corporations, to describe characteristics of each pattern of career paths, and to identify relationships between each pattern of career paths and related variables. The subject of this study was office workers in Korean public corporations that have more than 1,000 employees, and employees have worked in their corporation for more than 15 years to qualify for this study. The population of this study was estimated at about 7,442 people, and 400 samples were used for analysis. The sampling was stratified according to the number of the office workers in each corporation. A survey questionnaire was used, which consisted of items addressing career path and related variables. A total of 315 out of 400 questionnaires were used for analysis after data cleaning. Data analysis was conducted by the TraMineR 3.0.2 program using optimal matching, multichannel sequence analysis, and cluster analysis, X2 analysis, F-test, ANOVA. As a result, at the first, the patterns of positional career paths were clustered in 5 patterns in the case of the cohort that had entered 25~30 years ago. The patterns of job career paths were clustered into 5 patterns, and patterns of career path based on changes of both position and job were clustered into 14 patterns. Second, there were special characteristics which distinguished each patterns of career paths. Third, the relationship of patterns of career paths and related variables appeared to be limited. The conclusions of the study were as follows: First, the career paths of public office workers could be divided into several patterns and this diversity will lead to the good performance of the organization. Second, each patterns of career paths had special characteristics and also specific jobs for each pattern. This means that there is efficiency through the deployment considering the nature of office jobs. Third, the relationship of patterns of career paths and related variables appeared to be limited. Some recommendations for future research are suggested by the results and conclusions.