... examined whether the duration of parental leave (2 months vs 12 months) influenced the assessment of qualified female and male job applicants regarding their agentic and communal attributes as well as perceived job demand-ability-fit. Findings Across studies, we found no differences regarding agency...

...Ingrid Biese; Marta Choroszewicz Purpose While previous research on opting out has been mainly about women who leave their careers altogether, the purpose of this paper is to follow a broader definition of opting out to investigate the process and experience of women developing agency...

..., this paper develops a conceptual perspective of multilevel racism. Findings The findings highlight how power structures, network-based recruitment practices, as well as formal and informal learning lead to and sustain racism in the film industry. However, agency on an individual level is observed...

... not only the distance in understanding but the management of that distance. Practical implications The paper contributes to the diversity management literature and practice through understanding immigrants’ identity construction and its oscillations, influences, and restrictions as agency in context...

... identity categories. TCGs as an example of skilled self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) face obstacles when seeking employment, yet, might utilize ascribed strangerness for reclaiming agency. To identify exclusive practices, individual career aspirations and organizational strategy and practice need...