Purpose - This paper investigates the perceptions of female middle-level managers in relation to the influence role models have on their career progression in order to more fully comprehend the under-representation of women at the highest organisational levels. Methodology/Approach - This paper...

Purpose Much of the literature identifies the positive nature of role models in career progression. The purpose of this paper is to take the contrary perspective and explore whether role-modelling behaviour of senior female managers can be unintentionally interpreted as negative, with an...