Similar Search Results

Explaining the gender wage gap : the missing aspects of discrimination

Sielska, Alicja - 2023

"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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437069

Academic entrepreneurship in Europe

Wright, Mike (contributor) - 2007

Introduction -- Public policies to foster academic spin-offs -- Types of spin-offs -- Processes at the institutional level : incubation models -- Processes at the firm level : phases and models of development -- Entrepreneurial teams in spin-offs -- Financial constraints and access to finance --...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419991

Entrepreneurship and talent management from a global perspective : global returnees

Wang, Huiyao (contributor); Liu, Yipeng (contributor) - 2016

Talent has become the most important resource for organizations across a wide range of sectors throughout the world including business, non-profit, and government. These organizations are now engaged in an increasingly fierce competition to acquire the best talent as they seek to gain the upper...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419789

Culture and the labour market

Austen, Siobhan - 2003

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...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851317

Knowledge, inequality, and growth in the new economy

Nahuis, Richard - 2003

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...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474134

SME performance : separating myth from reality

Watson, John - 2010

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

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850571

The 'woman question' and higher education : perspectives on gender and knowledge production in America

May, Ann Mari (contributor) - 2008

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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850622

Growth-oriented women entrepreneurs and their businesses : a global research perspective

Brush, Candida G. (contributor) - 2006

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...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850661

Handbook of research on gender and leadership

Madsen, Susan R. (contributor) - 2017

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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419928

Handbook of research on gender and leadership

Madsen, Susan R. (ed.) - 2024 - Second edition

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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014466828