Career ladder

Because the career ladder does not provide for lateral movement, it is assumed to be a singular track with the greatest benefits at the top.

[1] The California state Employment Development Department (EDD) also in the early 2000s funded a series of career ladder programs, spearheaded by then director Michael Bernick.

A bridged system would more closely resemble a fraternal organizational style, where members of the family are directly offered highly ranked positions.

[6] In 2023, Forbes writer and author Christine Michel Carter researched the long-term career impact of women not being promoted from entry-level to management positions.

This is especially true for a bureaucracy where officials are loyal to the operation of their firm and exercise an impersonal discipline in return for their promotion ladder.