... of this phenomenon, through process data collected at several points in time over a period of 14 years. Careers Work identity Managers In this longitudinal case study, we explore the processes and stages involved in work identity reconstruction resulting from a major health-related career shock...

...Robert Laud; Jorge Arevalo; Matthew Johnson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relevancy of traditional managerial role frameworks as perceived by practicing managers, and to identify emerging role requirements or skills required for career success. Design/methodology/approach...

...Jouharah M. Abalkhail Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine women managers’ perceptions of forces influencing their career progression to leadership positions in Saudi Arabian higher education (HE). Design/methodology/approach A qualitative, interpretive approach is adopted...

...Roger Bennett Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that might contribute to the ease with which marketing executives in UK charities who have been promoted to senior general management positions adjust to the occupancy of these roles. Design/methodology/approach...

... theory, the conceptual model tests relationships among occupational and marital commitment, two types of work-family conflict (WFC) and FWC, and domain satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected using a self-report survey filled out by married top and middle managers from...

... of 30 semi‐structured interviews with managers were conducted and analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Findings Access opportunities, positive perceptions, and compatible interests enable networking, whereas the absence or cessation of common interests constrains it. Furthermore, this paper...

... examination of the Indian context. A subordinate's immediate manager is a representative of the organisation, a purveyor of job resources that facilitate employees' achievement of job demands. Organisational leaders create a context in which direct reports operate. Since immediate managers are agents...

... and political nuances (Wilson and Elman, 1990). Finally, as a management practice, mentoring can serve as a valuable retention tool (Payne and Huffman, 2005 ; Phornprapha and Chansrichawla, 2007). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Mentoring Job satisfaction Managers Employees Employee...

...Katlin Omair Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how women managers in the United Arab Emirates account for and construct their career development. Design/methodology/approach A narrative approach is adopted for analyzing in‐depth interviews with 15 women managers in the United...

...Torsten Kühlmann; Kate Hutchings Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the specific difficulties that senior managers face when employing expatriate, Chinese and local‐hired foreign managers in China‐based subsidiaries of Western multinational companies (MNCs). Furthermore, it aims...

... that is an attempt to protect valued resources. Vickie Coleman Gallagher can be contacted at: gallagherv1@nku.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Stress Bullying Managers Career development Globalization United States of America Ever since Pfeffer (1989) suggested...

...Tineke Cappellen; Maddy Janssens Purpose This study aims to empirically examine the career competencies of global managers having world‐wide coordination responsibility: knowing‐why, knowing‐how and knowing‐whom career competencies. Design/methodology/approach Based on in‐depth interviews...

...Ayala Malach‐Pines; Mustafa F. Özbilgin; Ronald Burke; Ayala Malach‐Pines; Mustafa F. Özbilgin; Ronald Burke Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the papers in this special issue and some issues surrounding choosing management as a career. A jointly developed questionnaire is also...

...Ayala Malach‐Pines; Mustafa F. Özbilgin; Ronald Burke; Ayala Malach‐Pines; Oshrit Kaspi‐Baruch Purpose The paper addresses the influence of culture and gender on the choice of a management career among men and women MBA students in Israel, the USA, the UK, Turkey, Cyprus, Hungary and India...

...Jan Selmer; Christian Waldstrøm Purpose The purpose of this research is to compare work values of surviving and non‐surviving managers during a period of general economic recession in Hong Kong associated with the Asian financial crisis. Design/methodology/approach Involving a natural field...

...Raphael Snir; Itzhak Harpaz; Ronald Burke; Gayle Porter Purpose To explore whether workaholism seems to be a pre‐requisite for success in the high‐technology industry. Design/methodology/approach Survey results from a team of fourteen managers are used as a case study, to examine tendencies...

... percentage of female store managers through the implementation of a systematic plan with top management support. Findings The key finding is that the factor, which led to success, was ensuring a fit between organizational features and the plan for change. This required careful attention to existing...

... is exploratory in nature, involved a small sample size, and the use of retrospective accounts. The findings are therefore preliminary and may not be representative of mid‐career managers' experience with problematic work role transitions. However, they confirm the relevance of career mistakes to organisations...

...Adelina Broadbridge; Elizabeth Parsons Purpose This paper extends the debate on gender and career choice using the case study of managers in charity shops in the UK, a group that have previously not been researched. The charity retail sector has undergone considerable change over the last few...

...Clinton O. Longenecker; Mitchell Neubert In the global marketplace of the twenty‐first century, we know that managers are being called upon to lead their organization forward in new and creative ways and that improving their performance is no longer optional, but rather an imperative. Unfortunately...