Purpose: The study explores career shocks in the Indian context and examines their impact on the career development of people with MBAs. Design/methodology/approach: In-depth, semi-structured interviews with 41 Indian MBA graduates were thematically analysed to identify career shocks that...

Purpose: The Indian context is marked with weak anti-discrimination laws and patchy implementation of protection of civil rights of women at workplaces. The purpose of this paper is to unearth the rationales of the adoption of gender diversity management policies and practices in India, in the...