...Frieda Murphy; Liz Doherty Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the experience of work‐life balance amongst senior managers, with particular emphasis on the cause of imbalances. The research is set in a call centre in Ireland at a time when the economy was moving from growth...

... requesting participation in the study were mailed to one senior manager (e.g. athletic director, vice president for business operations, and associate athletic director) for each of 500 randomly selected sport organizations. Approximately one week after the introductory mailing, survey materials were sent...

..., 2006). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Globalization Senior management Work identity Men Multinational companies Contemporary globalization contains fundamental inequalities related to gender, race, and class. It is driven by global capitalism, a system wherein...

... or senior management – in Turkey and Australia. This includes support and mentoring, recruitment and selection processes, and the role of Rectors/VCs. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative interviews are conducted with both male and female senior managers in old and new and metropolitan and regional...

..., a narrow emphasis on “sameness” instead of “diversity” of women and men reinforces male hegemony, contributing to the perpetuation of low numbers of women in TMTs. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Cultural studies Feminism Equal opportunities Gender Leadership Senior management...

.... Such a focus on gender similarities (FGS) hopefully will bring about positive organizational change that might stimulate an increase in women's representation in senior management in the future. Design/methodology/approach To make a case for the proposed FGS approach the paper uses results from a survey...