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Examines the managerial attitude of women managers in China and Hong Kong. Measures particularly their preference of … collected by a questionnaire survey method and the results reveal that the general practices of managers in China are not as …
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across the USA, Japan and China. Attempts to contrast gender role typing attitudes. Describes how men in each country had … based on gender. Highlights clear differences between each country.  …
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This study combines survey research with case study analysis to explore the implications of culture and gender for … studied. Any factor, such as authoritarian culture or gender discrimination, that limits the effectiveness of the …
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and emotional variables. Moreover, gender differences were evident on pre‐test scores, reflecting differential baselines …
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Older men can and do experience abuse in various forms, even though men are more usually seen as perpetrators than victims. This paper argues that agencies must train their workers to acknowledge that men can be victims, not only of ‘husband‐battering’ but of other forms of abuse, too....
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This paper examines the similarities and variations in the professional and work organisation of nursing in Greece and Poland. It evaluates the evidence of “convergence” as opposed to “embeddedness” in the professional and gendered organisation of nursing in these two countries. The...
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Purpose – Proposes that arguing for greater access for women is essential but not sufficient to drive equality or the spirit of diversity. Design/methodology/approach – Explores the role that women and others can play in broadening agendas and in transforming managerial and regeneration...
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Pay and employment equity initiatives clearly have been important policies in Canada and the United States. While the policies appear to have had some positive effects for some members of the target groups for which they are to apply, large gaps still remain in the pay and employment...
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Purpose – This paper aims to review the very limited literature on tourist harassment, discusses determinants and offers some policy suggestions for controlling the problem. Some emphasis is given to the Caribbean where harassment has been a long‐standing issue. Design/methodology/approach...
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Purpose – This extended Editorial outlines the genesis and theoretical interests of the Gender and Enterprise Network … papers, researchers were asked to employ existing gender theories to explore entrepreneurship. The theories and empirical … encourage cross-national collaboration, research the circumstances in which entrepreneurship is gender liberating and embed …
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