Purpose – For a long time, women have not been judged by the same standards as men when trying to enter a trade or profession reserved traditionally for men or even after becoming part of it, while progressing. This paper explores the concept of career progression of female staff in an...

The following study employed a qualitative research methodology in order to explore the views of Iranian business professionals about the opportunities, drivers and barriers of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Thirteen Iranian business professionals with 9.2 years of overall working...

Benchmarking is considered as one of the most effective ways of improving performance in companies. Although benchmarking in business organizations is a relatively new concept and practice, it has rapidly gained acceptance worldwide. This paper introduces the benchmarking project conducted in...

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in Iran from the perspective of employees. Design/methodology/approach – To achieve the objectives of this research, the perceptions of 142 Iranian employees were examined regarding the CSR practices of...

Purpose – The current study aims to investigate gender differences in hedonic and utilitarian values on Iranian young consumers' intentions for eating in fast‐casual restaurants. Design/methodology/approach – By testing a sample of 189 young consumers, aged 18 to 24, this study applied...