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Weavers and female weavers
Kanamori, Shigenari - In: Journal of Economic Studies 33 (2006) 4, pp. 302-306
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare typical social problems in Germany and Japan in the context of … between the two works in terms of the economic situations in Germany and Japan. Originality/value – The paper explores …
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Towards the feminization of accounting practice
Komori, Naoko - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 21 (2008) 4, pp. 507-538
some women accounting professionals in Japan have brought about changes in accounting practice there by applying a uniquely … and cultural context in Japan will make it difficult for the country to converge its accounting and auditing with global … auditing operate in Japan. Originality/value – By making a close analysis of the process by which Japanese women have entered …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014641153
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Organizational learning in context of part-time employment
Kivipõld, Kurmet; Hoffman, Richard C. - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 24 (2016) 4, pp. 650-672
Purpose Combining trends in employment flexibility, organizational learning, need for improved leadership and entrepreneurship is important in managing today’s organizations. This study aims to explore these relationships within a single media firm in one of the Baltic States....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014787637
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Creative women in advertising agencies: why so few “babes in boyland”?
Broyles, Sheri J.; Grow, Jean M. - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 25 (2008) 1, pp. 4-6
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore reasons why there are so few women in creative departments of advertising agencies and to discuss what impact that might have on the work environment of those creative departments and advertising messages they create....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014848634
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Wonder Woman – Marketing Secrets for the Trillion‐dollar Customer
Shekar, Sheila - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 27 (2010) 6, pp. 565-566
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014848842
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The S‐shaped labor supply schedule: evidence from industrialized countries
Dessing, Maryke - In: Journal of Economic Studies 35 (2008) 6, pp. 444-485
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically review the literature to assess the relevance of the S‐shaped model of family labor supply for industrialized countries. Design/methodology/approach – Studies use a wide variety of methodologies and therefore are not readily comparable,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863184
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The progress of female police officers?
Dick, Gavin; Metcalfe, Beverley - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 20 (2007) 2, pp. 81-100
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish empirically whether there is any foundation in the premise that female officers' lesser tenure and/or lower levels of commitment than men explain their lack of career progress. Although the number of women in UK police forces has grown...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014798905
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The distribution of gender wage discrimination in Italy and Spain: a comparison using the ECHP
Pena‐Boquete, Yolanda; De Stefanis, Sergio; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 31 (2010) 2, pp. 109-137
Purpose – In this paper the aim is to focus on the individual distribution of gender wage discrimination in Spain and Italy, relying upon the development of Jenkins' distributional approach proposed in Del Rio et al. Design/methodology/approach – The authors estimate the degree of individual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783363
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The relation between child work and the employment of mothers in India
Francavilla, Francesca; Claudia Giannelli, Gianna - In: International Journal of Manpower 31 (2010) 2, pp. 232-257
Purpose – This paper aims to study the relation between the employment of mothers and the activities of children with the aim of contributing to the understanding of child work in India. Design/methodology/approach – Multinomial logit specifications of children's activities and mothers'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783368
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Work-life conflict of married and childless single female workers
Kim, Hye Kyoung; Kim, Young Hyung - In: International Journal of Manpower 38 (2017) 8, pp. 1157-1170
Purpose The purpose of this paper is threefold: to examine differences in the level of work-life conflict (WLC) experienced by married female workers and childless single female workers, to investigate the difference in the level of commitment to the organization between married female workers...
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