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Wilson, Elisabeth M. - In: Personnel Review 27 (1998) 5, pp. 396-411

Starting from the viewpoint that career is a gender concept, the author suggests that organisational culture is a key …

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Construmex: housing investments for Mexican migrants and their families

Serrano González, Loretta - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 5 (2011) 1, pp. 29-40

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges and implications related to the integration of low‐income customers into the strategy of CEMEX, one of the world's largest building materials companies. Design/methodology/approach – A case study with data from interviews of...

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Uncontested space

O'Mahony, Barry - In: International Journal of Culture, Tourism and … 1 (2007) 3, pp. 203-213

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reveal insights into the relationship between migrant communities and the hospitality industry by examining the case study of Irish migrants into nineteenth century Victoria in Australia. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides examples of...

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China’s floating population and its implications

Chai, Joseph C.H.; Karin Chai, B. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 7/8/9, pp. 1038-1051

The rate of urbanization and its implications in post‐Mao China have been underestimated in most recent studies on China’s urbanization as they have excluded the rising urban floating population. Making use of recently available floating population survey data assesses the significance of...

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Patterns and motivations of successful women pursuing their careers in New Zealand call centres

Hunt, Vivienne; Rasmussen, Erling - In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration 2 (2010) 2, pp. 167-184

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on the experience of women working in New Zealand call centres after finding contrary evidence in the international research which suggests call centre work does not offer career opportunities for its mainly female workforce. The research seeks...

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Bangladesh's Rural Sales Program

McKague, Kevin; Tinsley, Sarah - In: Social Enterprise Journal 8 (2012) 1, pp. 16-30

Purpose – In Bangladesh, 30 percent of the population lives beyond the “last mile” of traditional distribution networks and serving this rural low‐income population with socially useful goods is a huge challenge. The purpose of this paper is to present one of the most innovative and...

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Future female talent development

Garcea, Nicky; Linley, Alex; Mazurkiewicz, Katarzyna; … - In: Strategic HR Review 11 (2012) 4, pp. 199-204

Purpose – This article sets out to highlight some of the positive outcomes in the development of rising female leaders. Latest research shows that organizations and women need to be aware of the challenges hindering the realization of female talent. The article provides an overview of how the...

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Women workers, social sustainability and working time: a study in a cooperative guided by the principles of solidarity economy

Lemos Lourenço, Mariane; Neres Lourenço, Carlos Eduardo - In: Social Responsibility Journal 12 (2016) 3, pp. 571-583

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate time management as a source of social sustainability in a Brazilian cooperative based on the principles of the solidarity economy, guided by democracy and self-management. This type of organization which is founded on self-management and...

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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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