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"This timely book offers a fascinating contemporary analysis of research into the gender pay gap while also providing … attempted to elucidate this challenging topic. Explaining the Gender Wage Gap examines often-neglected factors that highlight … neoclassical discrimination theories whilst analysing models used to calculate the gender wage gap. They conclude that modern …
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Culture and the Labour Market attempts to define the meaning of culture and the nature of its possible consequences on economic processes and outcomes. In particular, the book examines alternative theoretical and empirical approaches to the economic analysis of cultural effects in the labour...
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During the past two centuries, major technological breakthroughs such as the steam engine and electricity have acted as the catalysts for growth and have resulted in a marked increase in material well-being. The dominant technology today - information and communication technology (ICT) - does...
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The performance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) has been a subject of continual interest to both researchers and practitioners. This enlightening book investigates the pitfalls which have affected the assessment of SME performance in much of the past research
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perspectives on gender, this book offers a rich, multi-layered examination and critical insights into understanding the near …1. The body in the library / Helen Lefkowitz Hororwitz -- 2. Gender, biology, and the incontrovertible logic of choice … / Ann Mari May -- 3. Gender, professional knowledge, and institutional power : women social scientists and the research …
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Enterprising new firms drive economic growth, and women around the world are important contributors to that growth. As entrepreneurs, they seize opportunities, develop and deliver new goods and services and, in the process, create wealth for themselves, their families, communities, and...
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gender and leadership theory / Judith Baxter -- 8. Using organizational and management science theories to understand women … leadership development to build gender consciousness and transform organizations / Laura Bierema -- Part III: Individual …, and power / Katharina Pick -- 15. Using neuroscience methods to explore gender differences in leadership / Suzanne J …
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essential second edition of the Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership comprises the latest research from the world … their status worldwide. The Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership will appeal to scholars and advanced students in …
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"Written in an accessible style with comprehensive coverage, the Handbook of Gender and Technology provides an … excellent foundation examining gender equity in technology fields. Covering the state of the art, chapters consider three key … influences - environmental, identity, and individual - to highlight interventions to address the gender gap in technology. Using …
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of the Internet bubble. The book then presents his contributions to gender and family, offering a 'family embeddedness …
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