Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide authors and reviewers with guidance for the development and review of manuscripts. Design/methodology/approach – The paper sets out the background to the journal and provides details of what is expected of manuscripts in terms of theoretical...

Purpose – Retailing as a sector employs many women and serves a female‐dominated customer base. It also employs proportionately more women in management positions than in other occupational sectors. However, at senior levels, the proportion of women to men diminishes. This paper aims to...

Purpose – The study sets out to examine how male and female managers in general and male and female municipal executives in particular are evaluated by the members of the organisation. Design/methodology/approach – The study presented used the methodology of focus group discussion. Findings...

Purpose – This paper seeks to investigate barriers faced by women in acquiring higher positions in a Malaysian multinational oil company. Design/methodology/approach – Data were obtained through a survey involving 78 executive women in the Malaysian oil company. A structured questionnaire...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the status and functional responsibilities of female human resource (HR) directors vary cross‐nationally and how gender egalitarian cultural values affect role differences between female and male HR directors. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – This paper seeks to point out the relationship between women leadership and their role in the transformation of university organizations, on the basis of eight case studies analysed in the framework of a broader research on women who occupy high‐managerial posts in Spanish...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of a couple‐level shared identity as forming the basis for the development of dual‐career couples' strategies regarding involvement in work and family roles. A model is developed that is intended to help researchers in this...

Purpose – This paper attempts to identify the problem areas and developmental issues attached to women's entrepreneurship related to small medium enterprises (SMEs) particularly in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. It also attempts to devise certain stratagems for ensuring women's...

Purpose – The present study sets out to compare women ( N =24) and men ( N =613) working on Norwegian oil rigs in the North Sea on work experiences, work satisfaction, perception of safety attitudes and safety climate, and psychological health. Design/methodology/approach – Data were...