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Board structure and intellectual capital performance in South Africa

Swartz, N‐P.; Firer, S. - In: Meditari Accountancy Research 13 (2005) 2, pp. 145-166

African publicly listed companies. Board composition was analysed in terms of gender and ethnic diversity, using cross …

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Factors influencing a prospective chartered accountant’s level of financial literacy: an exploratory study

de Clercq, B.; Venter, J.M.P. - In: Meditari Accountancy Research 17 (2009) 2, pp. 47-60

international studies, the study concluded that gender, age, language, race and income levels do have an impact on the level of …

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A South African study comparing the effectiveness of computer‐based learning materials and face‐to‐face teaching

Halabi, A.K.; Essop, A.; Joosub, T.; Padia, N.; Vawda, M.; … - In: Meditari Accountancy Research 18 (2010) 2, pp. 23-37

‐to‐face teaching. Two groups of higher education students were randomly assigned to complete tutorial work in one highly structured … accounting knowledge and gender. The results showed that the students with no prior accounting knowledge who completed the CBL … difference in the marks of the students with prior accounting knowledge, and there was no difference on the basis of gender. The …

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Delivering better government

Drew, Eileen - In: Measuring Business Excellence 6 (2002) 3, pp. 36-41

achieving gender equality. The strategic management initiative (SMI) seeks highest quality of service delivery to customers in a … study was undertaken to investigate gender imbalance at managerial grades. The report highlighted continuing gender … strategic approach to gender equality in which specific targets are set over a specific time frame. The Irish Civil Service is …

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Gender, identity and the consumption of advertising

Hogg, Margaret K.; Garrow, Jade - In: Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 6 (2003) 3, pp. 160-174

This paper seeks to challenge the tendency to represent gender as a unitary theoretical construct; and would argue for … a more differentiated view of how the psychological aspects of gender influence the consumption of advertising. We use a … small‐scale exploratory study to examine the potential impact of gender identity within consumers’ self‐schemas on their …

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Consumer retirement planning: an exploratory study of gender differences

Grace, Debra; Weaven, Scott; Ross, Mitchell - In: Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 13 (2010) 2, pp. 174-188

Purpose – Although superannuation planning has been examined within the context of individual choice, life course and cumulative advantage perspectives, little research has been contained within the theories of consumer behavior. This paper, therefore, aims to examine this important issue by...

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An exploration of men's brand relationships

Tuncay Zayer, Linda; Neier, Stacy - In: Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 14 (2011) 1, pp. 83-104

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the applicability of the consumer‐brand typology developed by Fournier to a segment of heterosexual male shoppers of fashion and grooming products. Design/methodology/approach – In‐depth interviews, collage constructions, and shopping...

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Exploring the benefits and use of flexitime: similarities and differences

Haar, Jarrod M. - In: Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management 4 (2007) 1, pp. 69-82

determine what flexitime is used for by employees using a gender perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The study consisted …, while the socialisation perspective was used to explore flexitime usage divided into use by gender and parental status … gendered roles for working mothers and fathers. Future research is needed to determine whether the flexitime usage by gender is …

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(Re)presentation of women in Indian accountancy bodies' web sites

Kyriacou, Orthodoxia; Pancholi, Jatin; Baskaran, Angathevar - In: Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management 7 (2010) 3, pp. 329-352

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the representation of women in two Indian accounting professional bodies' web sites: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI). Design/methodology/approach – The...

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Reflecting on perceived deinstitutionalization of gender‐biased employment practices in accountancy

Whiting, Rosalind H. - In: Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management 9 (2012) 4, pp. 300-336

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the changes in gender‐biased employment practices that it is … perceived political, functional and social pressures cumulatively contributing to deinstitutionalization of overt gender … as some more subtle gender‐biased practices still remain in New Zealand's accountancy workplaces, relating particularly …

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