in the context of this social contract career development was seen primarily as the organization concern the goal was to ensure that the ranks of management would fill with individuals who were prepared for these tasks and fit the organization culture the career development practices used primarily created an internal labor market to fulfill the organization need career progress was defined primarily in terms of promotion and pay increases within one organization
individuals often viewed career management within the confines of this approach they would engage in career planning to the extent that they had vertical aspiration and were selected for or volunteered to participate in an organization development activities moving up through the ranks of management was often the main career goal