Directions and intensity of inter-generation mobility of modern managers: regional aspect

The analysis of inter-generational mobility of managers is very timely because there are cardinal changes in the social structureof the Russian society including its regions. With the beginning of market reforms managers become the real and potential forceand develop modernizational processes of the Russian society. Despite the importance and demand managers continue to be the mostnon-investigated social group of the modern society. In this connection a major research interest represents the social-professional backgroundof modern managers. On the basis of the data received during the sociological surveying on a regional sample N = 350, it is possibleto reveal directions and intensity of inter-generational mobility of modern managers. The analysis was made within one intergenerationalstep according to gender lines: "fathers-sons", "mothers-daughters", and also according to five age cohorts of managerswho characterise the time of their labour start, including managerial activity. In spite of high mobility, inter-generational mobility ofmanagers is much lower than that of population in general, which allows us to make a conclusion about a steady dependence of thestatus of managers on the parental position. The educational and professional level of parents of managers is high enough. The experienceand example of parents, their social capitals have crucial importance during the formation of a manger's life strategy. Genderanalysis has shown that despite the changes, it is much more difficult for women to reach a higher status. Men change the status moreactively in comparison with parents. Those women reach certain career heights, who initially have quite good starting positions in theform of a high parental status. "Short distance moves" prevail among women. The cohort analysis allows making a conclusion that thereis a reduction of intensity of ascending streams, a gradual increase in the descending stream and self-reproduction of managers fromabout 1980s. It testifies that at present the social stratum of managers is characterised by relative closeness for new members, it is moredifficult to get into this stratum for representatives of other social groups; therefore a great part of social moves occurs horizontally inthe social structure.

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