... in influencing women's position in their institutions. A comparative study was therefore undertaken between a country with traditions in implementing AA in universities – Australia – and another which has no tradition in this domain – Portugal. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative methodology was chosen...

... migration from other areas of the EU such as Portugal. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents data from five case study companies. The key methods of data collection were 88 semi‐structured interviews coupled with lengthy time spent on observation at each company, leading to an ethnographically...

... on these matters. Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive content analysis of the web sites of the 500 largest companies plus the 20 best companies to work for in Portugal, in 2005, according to the ranking of The Great Place to Work^® Institute Portugal. Findings The analysis of the web site...

... interviewed in autonomous and corporate public hospitals in Portugal. Findings Nurses used gender as an argument to legitimate their presence in management, and in this way, to keep their control over the profession. Gender stereotypes were used to legitimate their position in two different ways. Firstly...

... recognition, the professional integration and internal labour market segmentation. Design/methodology/approach Biographical interviews with nurses and physicians (23 males and 35 females) from Spain and from some Eastern European countries who migrated to work in Portugal were conducted, and additionally...

... be contacted at: manoli.pardo@uv.es © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Gender Women Entrepreneurialism Equality Spain Portugal Knowledge, as a complex notion that embodies all skills, capabilities and know‐how put into practice on both the individual and organizational level, has...