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Lives of female expatriates: work‐life balance concerns

Mäkelä, Liisa; Suutari, Vesa; Mayerhofer, Helene - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 4, pp. 256-274

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze female expatriates' work‐life conflicts and enrichments which take place during the international assignment. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 20 interviews were carried out with female expatriates. The interview data were content...

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A review of male and female Australian indigenous entrepreneurs

Wood, Glenice J.; Davidson, Marilyn J. - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 4, pp. 311-326

Purpose – Research in indigenous small business entrepreneurship in Australia is sparse. This paper aims to provide a review of the available literature culminating in a comprehensive model of characteristics, motivations and potential barriers to entrepreneurial activity....

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Women's retirement meanings: context, changes, and organizational lessons

August, Rachel A. - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 5, pp. 351-366

Purpose – This paper seeks to identify the meanings associated with retirement for a longitudinal sample of women … women in their pre‐ and post‐retirement years. The data were coded using a grounded theory approach and typology … with changing contexts. Research limitations/implications – Women have a wide range of responses to their own retirement …

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Gender patterns for aspirations for transitional employment and training and development in local government

Pillay, Hitendra; Tones, Megan; Kelly, Kathy - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 5, pp. 367-379

training and development (T&D) needs of women within local government. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative survey …. Findings – Mature‐aged women were very interested in continuous learning at work despite their limited formal education. Their …. Younger women were interested in undertaking university courses, while a minority were interested in blue collar occupations …

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Gender and the production of elites in the Nordic countries: new directions in research

Hovden, Jorid; Kvande, Elin; Rasmussen, Bente - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 6, pp. 408-418

Purpose – The paper criticizes current directions in research on women and management. The purpose of this paper is to …” to study the processes and practices that (re)produce power differences between men and women in the organisations where … economy. The welfare state results in a “democratization of motherhood” that increases women's participation in the economy …

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Health and work locus of control during women managers' careers

Muhonen, Tuija - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 6, pp. 419-431

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine subjective health among women managers and professionals during their … careers. Further, the role of work locus of control (WLC) for women managers' health is analyzed in a longitudinal perspective …. Design/methodology/approach – This is a follow‐up study among 38 women managers and professionals who participated in an …

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The second shift: working women in India

Desai, Malavika; Majumdar, Bishakha; Chakraborty, Tanusree - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 6, pp. 432-450

and life satisfaction of working women in India. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 300 women are studied – 100 each … in the working women, home‐based working women, and homemakers categories – using the following scales: socio economic …‐based working women are the least stressed, most well adjusted, and the most satisfied with their careers among the groups studied …

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Determining the applicability of feminist theories by examining the mediation and moderation effects on non‐economic performance in Lao micro, small, and medium‐sized enterprises...

Inmyxai, Sengaloun; Takahashi, Yoshi - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 7, pp. 457-482

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the applicability of social feminist theory (SFT) and liberal feminist theory (LFT) to Lao micro, small, and medium‐sized enterprises (MSMEs) based on the results of mediation and moderation effects of the gender of entrepreneurs....

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Audit committee gender differences and earnings management

Thiruvadi, Sheela; Huang, Hua‐Wei - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 7, pp. 483-498

gender in four aspects. First, this research provides new evidence to reinforce the existing gender literature that women are … having women on corporate boards and the positive outcomes that are associated with it, thereby serving as an encouraging …

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CEO succession, gender and risk taking

Elsaid, Eahab; Ursel, Nancy D. - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 26 (2011) 7, pp. 499-512

women aspiring to CEO positions and firms wishing to promote women should monitor board composition to ensure female … representation. Other steps that the firm may take to promote women to this position (such as looking outside the firm) have an …

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