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This paper explores the phenomenon of Thailand's female entrepreneurs and account for some of the cultural drivers in the way in which Thai women operate to be the leading country in the world for female entrepreneurship in terms of entrepreneurial activity. Based on interviews, media reporting,...
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A growing body of ethics research investigates gender diversity and governance on corporate boards, at individual and firm levels, in single country studies. In this study, we explore the environmental context of female representation on corporate boards of directors, using data from forty-three...
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"Marriage is like an elephant-- the husband is the front legs that choose the direction, the wife the back legs, providing the power!" – Thai Legend Introduction The Thai legend above illustrates the important yet veiled role of women in Thai society. Women comprise 46% of the labour force,...
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Purpose: This study explores gender differences in the composition of entrepreneurs’ networks at four new venture stages: discovery, emergence, young and established. Methodology/approach: ANOVA and linear regression on a sample of 134 female and 266 male entrepreneurs. Findings: Female...
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Purpose - The current study followed up middle managers who had participated in a survey on attitudes to promotion in 1996. The vast majority of the original sample had responded favourably to the question: "Do you want to obtain a senior management position during your managerial career?" In...
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Women constitute only approximately 3-5 per cent of Australian senior managers. One possible explanation of their failure to enter senior management in greater numbers is that women in management may have differing perceptions of the necessary prerequisites for promotion to senior roles. This...
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This paper examines the impact of foreign aid on gender equality in education outcomes in developing countries … indicate that aggregate aid disbursements to the education sector negatively affect gender parity in enrolment at the secondary … and tertiary education levels and have no impact on gender parity in primary education. No impact of subsector specific …
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