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A double‐edged sword: twenty‐first century workplace trends and gender equality
Ruth Eikhof, Doris - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 27 (2012) 1, pp. 7-22
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to uncover the hidden gender consequences of three current trends in the … workplace, the increase in knowledge work, information and communication technology (ICT) and work‐life balance policies. Design … boundary, women's work and careers. Findings – Knowledge work, ICT and work‐life balance policies are found to increase the …
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Information technology sector in India and gender inclusivity
Dutta Gupta, Sangita; Raychaudhuri, Ajitava; Haldar, … - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 30 (2015) 2, pp. 94-108
Purpose – This paper aims to address the issue of gender inclusivity in the information technology (IT) sector of India … study discusses the aspect of gender inclusivity in the IT sector as well as the impact of higher skill on gender. The paper … study fulfills the need to know about the gender inclusivity aspect of the IT sector in India.  …
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Guidelines for reviewers
Fielden, Sandra L. - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 1, pp. 7-10
diversity in thinking about gender in management and welcomes papers from all academic disciplines which can contribute to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014744125
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Senior careers in retailing
Broadbridge, Adelina - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 1, pp. 11-35
Purpose – Retailing as a sector employs many women and serves a female‐dominated customer base. It also employs proportionately more women in management positions than in other occupational sectors. However, at senior levels, the proportion of women to men diminishes. This paper aims to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014744126
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The evaluation of male and female managers at a local municipality in Hungary
Nagy, Beáta; Vicsek, Lilla - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 1, pp. 36-50
Purpose – The study sets out to examine how male and female managers in general and male and female municipal executives in particular are evaluated by the members of the organisation. Design/methodology/approach – The study presented used the methodology of focus group discussion. Findings...
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Equal, but different?
Brandl, Julia; Mayrhofer, Wolfgang; Reichel, Astrid - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 1, pp. 67-80
resource (HR) directors vary cross‐nationally and how gender egalitarian cultural values affect role differences between female … based on the 2004 Cranet survey. Findings – Consistent with the hypotheses, gender egalitarian values reduce sex … directors. The effects of gender egalitarian values have greater impact on reducing vertical differences than horizontal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014744129
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Leader evaluations: a new female advantage?
Powell, Gary N.; Butterfield, D. Anthony; Bartol, Kathryn M. - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 3, pp. 156-174
advantage in evaluations of transformational leaders, especially when women are the evaluators. Extension of theories of gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014744136
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Boards of directors and gender diversity in UK companies
Martin, Lynn M.; Warren‐Smith, Izzy; Scott, Jonathan M.; … - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 3, pp. 194-208
carried out to explore overall data for board membership related to gender, resulting in a new typology to describe firms with …/implications – The study suggests that at the rate of progress achieved over the 2003‐2005 period, it will be the year 2225 before gender … balance in company directorships is achieved in the UK. The study was based on Companies House data, where gender is a self …
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Is the glass ceiling kept in place in Sudan? Gendered dilemma of the work‐life balance
Kargwell, Samia - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 3, pp. 209-224
Purpose – This paper has two‐fold objectives: first, it presents female managers' experience with family‐work dilemma. Second, it examines the priorities married female managers assign to the commitments of their dual roles and the support they received from their organizations....
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The gender pay gap revisited: insights from a developing country context
Jamali, D.; Sidani, Y.; Kobeissi, A. - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 4, pp. 230-246
Purpose – While the gender pay gap has received considerable attention, the evidence from developing countries remains … scant. The purpose of this paper is to examine the salience of a gender pay gap in a developing country context, through an … empirical study of differentials in wages/salaries across gender in the banking, nursing and higher education sectors in Lebanon …
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