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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Women in management"”.
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Women in management: barriers to career progress
This study of women in management was initiated to explore, through women managers themselves, the barriers they thought were hindering their progress up the management hierarchies in BT. To facilitate this study the first former utility organisation to be privatised was approached to be the case …
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The myth of the double-advantage : black women in management
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1985.
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The support women in management positions need to be effective managers
This study analysed the progression of women to senior management positions in organisations focusing on the support women need to be promoted to senior managerial positions in state owned enterprises in South Africa. It used the specific case of Transnet in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal to …
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Women in management positions in the apparel manufacturing industry of Virginia
This study investigated management positions for women in the apparel manufacturing industry of Virginia in regard to ownership and size of firm, type of production, products produced, incidence of females employed, and criteria for employment of managerial personnel. The sample consisted of 33 …
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An investigation of the barriers that impede the career advancement of women in management
The aim of this study was to investigate the barriers that impede the career advancement of women at an auditing firm in the Western Cape. These include internal and external barriers. More specifically, the study aimed to establish whether significant differences exist between women in different …
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Does having women in positions of power reduce gender inequality in organizations? : a direct test
While most research on gender inequality in organizations has focused on the "glass ceilings" barring women from obtaining high-status, or management, positions, as women continue to gain access to these organizational roles, a new question arises: Do women in positions of power in organizations …
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Understanding the Underrepresentation of Women in Senior Management in Africa, in the context of perpetual practices of exclusion in the management ranks
The global workforce that has been experiencing greater challenges in the past two decades specifically related to commitments required to transform gender inequality (ILO, 2016). With the increase of women in the labour market over the past thirty years, research interest grew on understanding the …
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A comparative study of challenges faced by women in leadership: a case of Foskor and the Department of Labour in Mhlathuze Municipality
This study is a comparative investigation of challenges faced by women in leadership/management in the public and private sector, using Foskor and the Department of Labour in Mhlathuze Municipality as a case analysis. Literature was sourced to support the study from the following areas: gender …
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Gender Stereotypes in Leadership: How Threatening Are They?
<p>Women's persistent underrepresentation in management has prompted a considerable body of research to better understand how gender stereotyping contributes to this disparity. One possible explanation for the impact of stereotyping on women in management is stereotype threat (i.e., the risk of …
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Women managers in Israel
The objective of the research is to examine Israeli women in management, and to illuminate the problems that characterize both women on their way to the top and those who have already reached t he top. In order to see whether Israel is different from other countries in this aspect, I present a …
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Developing an intersectionality framework for exploring gender dynamics at management level within a state-owned organization in South Africa
Gender oppression and inequality has gained momentum among academics as an emerging feminist concern. However, there are not many literary works about black South African women who work for state-owned enterprises (SOE) and encounter bias. Black women still experience subtle racial and gender …
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Women on the Line: A Qualitative Study of Women's Experience of Work in the Meat Industry
This study examines the experiences of women who work in the meat industry. Drawing from symbolic interaction and standpoint theory frameworks, this research focuses on how gender, race, and nationality influence work experiences and family life for women in comparison to men in the meat industry. …
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(Managerial) style over substance : determinants of devaluation for female supervisors in an Indian garment factory
Despite the rising representation of women in management, female managers continue to be devalued compared to male managers, presenting a challenge for gender inequality in organizations. This study helps address a significant gap in the literature by investigating if the devaluation of female …
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Woman Participation in Leadership Positions in Mtubatuba Local Munucipality
… aimed to explore the nature, level and extent of women's participation in administrative and political leadership in the Mtubatuba Local Municipality. It adopted the socialist feminism theory as its framework. The study used qualitative research methods in which data were collected using …
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Managing young offender programs: Self-perceived power to manage young offender custody programs in Ontario
… to Managers of Young Offender Custody Programs in Ontario. Within a pluralist view of organizations (Morgan, 1986) and French and Raven’s (1959) framework of social power, three major questions provided direction for this research: (1) What are the perceptions of managers and their power? (2) …