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Mavin, Sharon (contributor); … - 2016

Cover -- Editorial advisory board -- Editorial -- Women face a labyrinth: an examination of metaphors for women leaders -- Respectable femininity: a significant panel of glass ceiling for career women -- A better career environment for women: developing a blueprint for individuals and...

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Unpacking the career transition process of returning women professionals in the Indian workplaces: a qualitative study

Das, Seema; Jha, Sumi; Datta, Sumita - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 39 (2024) 5, pp. 645-663

Purpose This study aims to explore the career transition process of women professionals when they return to the workplace after a break and re-integrate with their career aspirations. Design/methodology/approach This research used a qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews for data...

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Social production in a collectivist culture : Exploring structure and agency in the work-life balance of Indian women executives

Uppalury, Suma; Bhaskar Racherla, Kumar - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 29 (2014) 6, pp. 352-374

Purpose – This paper aims to study the relationship between structure and agency of Indian women executives in the area … agency of women executives in India is influenced by cultural meta-narratives of marriage and motherhood. They experience … conflict in the home front and less at the work place. Their negotiations with their structures reveal a nuanced agency wherein …

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Senior careers in retailing : An exploration of male and female executives' career facilitators and barriers

Broadbridge, Adelina - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 1, pp. 11-35

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...

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Barriers to career progression faced by women : Evidence from a Malaysian multinational oil company

Ismail, Maimunah; Ibrahim, Mariani - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 1, pp. 51-66

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...

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Career counselling for women managers at mid‐career : Developing an autobiographical approach

Lämsä, Anna‐Maija; Hiillos, Minna - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 6, pp. 395-408

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a framework for career counselling designed particularly to support the career development of mid‐career women managers. This approach is referred to as an autobiographical approach to career counselling. The practical application of the approach is...

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Managing careers: experiences of successful women in the Chinese IT industry

Xian, Huiping; Woodhams, Carol - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 6, pp. 409-425

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the career experiences of seven women who have developed successful careers in the Chinese information technology (IT) industry, focusing on the way they managed their careers and the implications this has for women's career theory in China....

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Contemporary views in gender and management

Broadbridge, Adelina - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 7, pp. 465-468

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue. Design/methodology/approach – A brief description of the Gender in Management track at the 2007 British Academy of Management (BAM) Annual Conference held at Warwick Business School and an outline of the papers in the...

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Patterns of online networking for women's career development

Donelan, Helen; Herman, Clem; Kear, Karen; Kirkup, Gill - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 24 (2009) 2, pp. 92-111

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how women working in science, engineering and technology use online networking, for career and professional development purposes. Design/methodology/approach – A combined qualitative and quantitative approach is taken, using interviews...

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A woman's place in hotel management: upstairs or downstairs?

Mooney, Shelagh; Ryan, Irene - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 24 (2009) 3, pp. 195-210

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ask whether it is the notion of choice (a pro‐life work/life balance decision) that influences woman's desire to strive for promotion within a hotel organisation or is the choice made for female managers by a system of organisational processes....

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