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Gender Differences and Dynamics in Competition: The Role of Luck
Gill, David; Prowse, Victoria - Economics Group, Nuffield College, Department of Economics - 2013
explain more of the variation in behavior for women, and account for about half of the gender performance gap in our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010859552
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The capability to aspire for continuing training in France: The role of the environment shaped by corporate training policy
Lambert, Marion; Vero, Josiane - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) May, pp. 305-305
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the French reform of employees’ access to lifelong learning by addressing the issue of the relationship between corporate training policy and employees’ capability to aspire for learning. Design/methodology/approach – The investigation is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741399
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Employer strategies, capabilities and career development: two case studies of Spanish service firms
López-Andreu, Martí; Verd, Joan Miquel - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) May, pp. 345-345
opportunities for promotion and also actors’ degree of control over transitions. Thus, career development is mainly marked by … individual characteristics (educational credentials, age and gender) which are difficult or impossible to transform, and to a … working conditions; training; and appraisal and promotion. These policies are placed in a longitudinal perspective as a way of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741405
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The capability to aspire for continuing training in France: The role of the environment shaped by corporate training policy
Lambert, Marion; Vero, Josiane - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) May, pp. 305-305
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the French reform of employees’ access to lifelong learning by addressing the issue of the relationship between corporate training policy and employees’ capability to aspire for learning. Design/methodology/approach – The investigation is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010681282
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Employer strategies, capabilities and career development: two case studies of Spanish service firms
López-Andreu, Martí; Verd, Joan Miquel - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) May, pp. 345-345
opportunities for promotion and also actors’ degree of control over transitions. Thus, career development is mainly marked by … individual characteristics (educational credentials, age and gender) which are difficult or impossible to transform, and to a … working conditions; training; and appraisal and promotion. These policies are placed in a longitudinal perspective as a way of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010681288
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Training needs assessment in Islamic banking sector
Mirza, AAmna Asrar; Riaz, Sumaira - In: Qualitative Research in Financial Markets 4 (2012), pp. 142-155
Purpose – The training needs assessment is a significant activity for the training and development function. A human resource generalist or a specialist should be proficient in performing a training needs assessment. The purpose of this paper is to explain the training and development function...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010595592
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Status of women teachers in Southern Africa.
C, Gaynor - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1991
Provides information and statistical data on women primary and secondary school teachers in the South African region in relation to national educational policies and plans, teacher preparation, employment and career development, rights and responsibilities, conditions for effective teaching and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966119
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Gender differences in occupational status in the South Korean labor market: 1988-1998
Turner, Charlie G.; Monk-Turner, Elizabeth - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) August, pp. 554-565
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine gender differences in occupational status among South Korean workers … better understand how occupational status differs by gender between these time periods. Design/methodology/approach – Using … differences by gender and log wage using OLS. Findings – Occupational segregation by gender was more extreme in 1988 than 1998. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081309
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Advancement to partnership in public accounting firms in Hong Kong
Law, Philip - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 24 (2009) September, pp. 792-805
Purpose – Although the prior literature has examined gender in analysing the factors underlying departures from and … studies in that it uses both qualitative methods and quantitative analysis to explore the underlying factors (including gender … “social networking” and the “internal locus of control” have a positive influence on such advancement. Gender also plays a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009350126
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Situacion de las mujeres docentes en Centroamerica: hacia la igualdad de oportunidades y de trato.
MS, Martina - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1994
Investigates working conditions and status of female teachers. Includes results of case study interviews in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966049