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Sex role portrayal in television advertising

Wee, Chow‐Hou; Choong, Mei‐Lan; Tambyah, Siok‐Kuan - In: International Marketing Review 12 (1995) 1, pp. 49-64

Men and women have been used to promoting products and services in advertisements since time immemorial. Past research has shown that their depiction was by no means accurate or realistic. Men are typically shown as “macho” while women are usually seen as housewives. Compares the portrayal...

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Gendering of commercial justice – experience of self-employed women in urban Tanzania

Tillmar, Malin - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 10 (2016) 1, pp. 101-122

Purpose – Women’s entrepreneurship is often seen as the solution of both economic growth and gender equality. This is … the gendering of commercial justice, a precondition for entrepreneurship. Informed by gender perspectives on women … general level. The gender bias is also reproduced in everyday business life, for example, thorough access to commercial …

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Addressing gender disparities through farming organisations in Malawi

Ager, Charlie - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 9 (2015) 4, pp. 361-375

services and markets) and socio-cultural (regarding gender roles and responsibilities). Malawian FOs demonstrated strength in …

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Gendered nature of managerialism? Case of the National Health Service

Miller, Karen - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 22 (2009) 2, pp. 104-113

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that managerialism, as applied to the public sector, contributes to a gendered organisational culture that disadvantages female career progression. Design/methodology/approach – The research was qualitative in approach and involved...

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Equal opportunities versus managing diversity

McDougall, Marilyn - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 9 (1996) 5/6, pp. 62-72

which these reflect equal opportunities or managing diversity approaches to the issue of gender. Concludes by assessing the …

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Gender and public service: a case study of Mumbai

Honour, Trudie; Barry, Jim; Palnitkar, Sneha - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 11 (1998) 2/3, pp. 188-200

This paper considers the role of gender in urban governance, taking Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in India as case study …

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Research-based knowledge utilization in a community sport evaluation: a case study

Hills, Laura; Maitland, Alison - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 27 (2014) 2, pp. 165-172

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore key determinants of knowledge utilization in a community sport initiative, with particular attention to key facets of social-organizational approaches including: organizational context including perceived user needs, characteristics of the...

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Influence of age and gender on decision-making models and leadership styles of non-profit executives in Texas, USA

Uzonwanne, Francis C. - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 24 (2016) 2, pp. 186-203

and avoidant) based on demographic variables: gender and age. H2 states that there will be no significant difference in … different dimensions of demographic variables: gender and age. Research limitations/implications This study explored the … relationship between the demographics, age and gender and the decision-making models (rational, intuitive, dependent, spontaneous …

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Somewhere over the rainbow: sexual orientation and earnings in Germany

Humpert, Stephan - In: International Journal of Manpower 37 (2016) 1, pp. 69-98

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to observe sexual orientation-based differences in German incomes. Gay men and lesbian women sort themselves into different occupations and sectors than their heterosexual counterparts. Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of German Mikrozensus data...

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Behaviour in teams: exploring occupational and gender differences

Balderson, Susan J.; Broderick, Amanda J. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 11 (1996) 5, pp. 33-42

be associated with occupation and gender. The research found that two team‐role clusters emerged, with doctors …

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