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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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Contextualizing entrepreneurship in the boundaryless career
Hytti, Ulla - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 25 (2010) 1, pp. 64-81
career and work‐based security. Entrepreneurship is constructed both as a gender‐neutral and gendered process. Research … the individual work history, employment setting, and gender.  …
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Gender influences on career success outcomes
Orser, Barbara; Leck, Joanne - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 25 (2010) 5, pp. 386-407
Purpose – Models of career success outcomes have specified that gender is one covariate, among many. Theoretical … reasons why gender is better specified as a moderating variable are advanced. The purpose of this paper is to examine … empirically how gender moderates that influence of personal and structural factors on objective (total compensation, and …
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The impact of gender, family, and work on the career advancement of Lebanese women managers
Tlaiss, Hayfaa; Kauser, Saleema - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 1, pp. 8-36
gender, work, and family factors influence the career advancement of women managers. Design/methodology/approach – The …. Findings – Interview data reveal that Lebanese women managers do not perceive gender‐centered factors as obstacles to career … advancement. The women in the study used different terms to describe the impact of gender, work, and family factors on their …
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Locks and keys to the boardroom
Vinnicombe, Susan; Singh, Val - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 3, pp. 200-211
/methodology/approach – The aim was to ascertain whether there were gender differences in the career facilitators and barriers met en route to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014744264
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Career attitudes and subjective career success: tackling gender differences
Enache, Mihaela; Sallan, Jose M.; Simo, Pep; Fernandez, … - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 3, pp. 234-250
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of gender upon the relation between protean and …/value – This is the first paper to shed light on gender's impact upon the relationship between protean and boundaryless career … taking into account gender differences.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014744267
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Women's retirement meanings: context, changes, and organizational lessons
August, Rachel A. - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 5, pp. 351-366
Purpose – This paper seeks to identify the meanings associated with retirement for a longitudinal sample of women immediately prior to and following their official retirement. Contextual factors which shape those meanings are also described. Design/methodology/approach – In‐depth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014744274
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Gender differences in work experiences and work outcomes among Turkish managers and professionals
Burke, Ronald J.; Koyuncu, Mustafa; Singh, Parbudyal; … - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 27 (2012) 1, pp. 23-35
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore gender differences in the work and career experiences and … organizational levels, worked fewer hours and earned less income. Women and men had similar levels of education, however. Women and …
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Six ways of seeing the elephant: the intersection of sex, gender, and leadership
Powell, Gary N. - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 27 (2012) 2, pp. 119-141
constitutes the intersection of sex, gender, and leadership. Design/methodology/approach – The proportions of women in positions … theories to gender stereotypes, and sex differences in leader behaviour and effectiveness are reviewed. Findings – The … managerial playing field continues to be tilted in favor of men and behaviours associated with the masculine gender stereotype, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014744297
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Early‐career outcomes and gender: can educational interventions make a difference?
Langowitz, Nan S.; Elaine Allen, I.; Godwyn, Mary - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 28 (2013) 2, pp. 111-134
Purpose – Extant research studies document gender differences in career outcomes for middle and advanced career stages …. The purpose of this study is to examine potential gender differences in early‐career success with a particular focus on …‐career progress regardless of gender. Findings – Differences are apparent out of the starting gate for women in early‐career stages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014744330