Role of Individual Agency in Leadership Career Decisions of Female Middle Managers in the South Australian Public Service
Today there is a wide spread perception amongst young women that career choice and advancement are matters of lifestyle preference of men and women as no structural barriers based on gender discrimination prevail in modern organisations. One very thought provoking yet controversial argument relating to this is that women themselves in many instances choose not to seek leadership positions. In this view the factors in their decision making are less of a socio-economic nature but rather to do with personal factors such as their chosen goals, values, aspirations, motivations and priorities. This paper critically examines such arguments and focuses this approach by investigating the choices available to a group of middle managers who are in the pipeline for leadership roles in the state public service in South Australia. It adopts a case study approach utilising primary data gleaned from interviews with 20 female South Australian public servants aged from 30 to 55. Findings from this case study suggest that personal agency is not yet a major determinant of the career behaviour of this group of mid-career women. Their experiences suggest their choice and aspiration for career progression, particularly into senior leadership, is still bounded by many systematic and non-systematic factors that are beyond their control
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2015
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Authors: | Ibrat, Syeda Nuzhat E |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Mittleres Management | Middle management | Karriereplanung | Career development | Australien | Australia | Führungskräfte | Managers | Erwerbsverlauf | Occupational attainment | Öffentliche Dienstleistung | Public services |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (21 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | In: Australian Political Studies Association Annual Conference, 2015 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 31, 2015 erstellt |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014035823
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