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Showing 1 to 20 of 111 for “"Career Progression"”.
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Sponsorship and career progression in the consulting industry
… aptitude and accomplishment, differences in career progression to the senior ranks of a professional services firm are often attributed to the presence or absence of sponsorship from senior executives. Senior advocates play a critical role in career advancement by identifying opportunities …
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Expert practice and career progression in selected clinical nurse specialists
… factors that the literature suggested affect the progression from novice to expert: information-processing, problem-solving, and intuition abilities: mentors and mentoring: motivation and education: experience: and institutional incentives. An additional factor -- intrinsic motivation, which was …
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An explanation for differential career progression for women in Nigerian banking industry.
… a current snapshot of women's experiences and career progression in the Nigerian banking industry. Women globally (including Nigeria) are underrepresented in the upper echelons in corporate settings. Several studies have previously been conducted to explain the underrepresentation of women in …
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Re-conceptualising hospitality management: analysing and predicting career progression and success in hospitality
… attributes and features that impact upon on career progression and success. The impact of these phenomena will be explained by a constructivist model. The model will incorporate a range of phenomena such as: behaviours (for example, career management and development practices); skills and …
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Rising to the Top: Career Progression of Women Senior-Level Student Affairs Administrators
… professionals in senior-level positions. The career pathway to advance from entry-level to senior-level positions is unclear, and as a result, many women are remaining stagnant at the mid-level without a clear understanding of how to advance. The purpose of this study was to gain an …
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The effectiveness of career progression training and education in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF)
A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the DegreeA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Security and Strategic Studies
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An investigation into art and design graduate careers: towards developing a career progression tool.
… a comprehensive body of research about the careers of art and design graduates, and to utilise the findings in the development of a concept multimedia 'career progression tool'. A critical contextual review of key research highlighted a lack of data about 'actual' art and design graduate …
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Beyond the Glass Ceiling: How women attain tenure and career progression in stigmatized careers
… the skilled trades, which may cause these careers to be perceived as less attractive for potential incoming employees. Simultaneously, there is a disproportionately low representation of women in the trades. Previous research discussed how stigmatized employees create support buffers to aid …
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Factors affecting female teachers in career progression in public secondary schools in Chingola district of Zambia.
… the factors affecting female teachers in career progression in public secondary schools in Chingola District of Zambia. The study used a descriptive phenomenological research design. The sample consisted of twenty five (25) participants. These were: 10 female teachers, 5 heads of …
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Institutional logics influence on organisational female career progression: a study of the British and German public sector
… prioritisation of ambitions, which can influence career choices as well as other key decisions in life.<br/><br/>Using a qualitative case study approach, this thesis explores two institutional settings: the UK and Germany – with qualitative data collected from sites within a devolved British …
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Gender equity and career progression in the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Khomas region of Namibia
… understand the status quo of gender equity and career progression amongst Namibian government institutions. This will help accelerate the realisation of the objectives of the national plans on gender equality namely; the National Gender Policy of 2010-2020, Vision 2030, National Development Plan …
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Gender and nursing in a developing country: Workplace violence, career progression, job satisfaction and emigration intentions among Ghanaian nurses
… did not enjoy any advantages with promotion and career progression. The quantitative study showed that on average, Ghanaian nurses are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with their jobs. Males reported slightly higher satisfaction levels than female nurses, and female nurses where 1.6 times more …
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Gender equalities and career progression of indian women in the information and technology sector in India: women's views and perspectives
… women’s perceived difficulties and challenges in career progression in the IT sector in India. While there is a growing body of literature about women’s paid employment in the formal sector in India their increased participation in professional occupations such as IT, the gaps in our knowledge …
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The glass ceiling effect and its impact on mid-level female officer career progression in the United States Marine Corps and Air Force
… organizations have expressed concern about the progression of women officers into senior leadership positions and the barriers they face to their continued success in the military. This thesis explores the officer career path experienced by women officers progressing through the ranks, primarily …
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An exploratory study of the barriers to and support provided to facilitate the career progression of migrant women into leadership positions at New Zealand workplaces
This paper examines migrant women’s career progression experiences into leadership roles in New Zealand. Hitherto, there is limited literature on understanding the challenges and barriers facing this group. To better understand why migrant women, hold few managerial/ leadership positions in New …
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An investigation of factors that hinder and support the career progression of South African black female researchers within a research and development (R&D) environment
… have been shown to either support or hinder the career success of woman, an online questionnaire was developed and distributed to all the female researchers (of all race groups, career levels and age groups) employed in a South African R&D organisation (n=104). Data was obtained from a convenient …
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“It’s a whole load of not giving up”: individual and organisational factors that contribute to UK based women achieving professor status in STEM
… increasingly underrepresented in academic STEM careers. Of all Professors in STEM in the UK, only 22% are women. This thesis conducted an exploratory investigation into the individual and organisational factors that contribute to women’s successful career progression in academic STEM careers. …
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The influence of career perceptions on career progress of accountants in the state public sector
Research into career progression within professional, business and management disciplines is widespread. The present study goes beyond prior research that has tended to focus on barriers to career progression and examined both internal and external factors that may influence career progression. …
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