... to understand the barriers preventing their equal participation and growth in the sector. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on an original qualitative dataset of nine in-depth semi-structured interviews with senior women leaders in India’s fintech sector, this paper uses purposive sampling and systematic...

.... Moral disengagement theory (Bandura, 2016 ; Moore et al., 2012) sheds light on this moral balancing act – people justify inaction, soften its meaning or pass the responsibility to someone else, allowing them to stay passive yet still see themselves as good or ethical. In India, BIN...

...Ankita Kalia Purpose This paper aims to examine the impact of board gender diversity (BGD) on corporate performance (CP) in India. In addition, it also considers the moderating impact of family involvement in business (FIB) on the relationship between BGD and CP. Design/methodology/approach...

... development. Design/methodology/approach This research used a survey method to gather data from the female population in northern India. The quantitative analysis was conducted using structural equation modelling with Smart PLS 4 software, based on the theoretical framework of economic empowerment theory...

... in India, found that EI has a resource-generative role in dealing with different types of WFC and FWC. It has been also found that EI affects employees’ physical and mental health and their career achievements (Goleman, 2021 ; Extremera et al., 2020). Chakravorty and Singh (2020...

...Sneh Bhardwaj; Damian Morgan; Natalie Elms Purpose Situated in the context of India, where women’s representation on corporate boards remains low, this study aims to explore whether and how tokenism impacts the behaviours of female directors. Design/methodology/approach The boardroom...

... Licensed re-use rights only Women Re-entry Returning Career transition India For an emerging economy such as India, female labor force participation has been a concern for a long time. Retention of women in the workforce at all levels is an imperative goal globally, as they are considered...

... in India and abroad of varying ages and work experience helped in understanding the types, sources and coping decisions about work–family conflicts experienced by them. Thematic analysis was conducted to analyse the qualitative data. Findings The findings reveal that as women engineers negotiate...

...Swati Agrawal; Sonali Singh Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between subjective career success (SCS) and proactive career behavior as well as family support, with a focus on women professionals in India. The study also investigates the moderating role of perceived...

...Swati Alok; Sudatta Banerjee; Swati Singh Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between work-family conflict (WFC) and personal self-efficacy among career persistent women in India. Further, this relationship was explained with the help of the mediating role of perceived managerial...

... The study used a sample of 484 Indian female university students located in the United Arab Emirates and India. The study uses the established Career Pathways Survey scale (Smith et al., 2012a) to measure the four dimensions Denial, Acceptance, Resignation and Resilience to career progression...

...) . The same survey returned that flexible work options was an important career enabler that helped women to sustain in their careers. While the IT firms in India are increasingly focussing on implementation of work-life-friendly initiatives such as flexible work options and transitional work arrangements...

... behavior in various ways. The authors build upon this research by relating business leader gender, perceptions of environmental munificence and distributive justice to firm investment in innovation. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the survey responses of 469 business leaders in India...

... by male and female employee (in line with “Role theory”) when faced with an interpersonal stressor like abusive supervision. Sajeet Pradhan can be contacted at: sajeet.pradhan@imi.edu © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender India...

...Rachana Ghosh; Santanu Roy Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of multidimensional perfectionism on academic procrastination among university students in India and to explore whether gender plays any role in this relationship. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from...

...Jabir Ali; Sana Shabir Purpose This paper aims toanalyse the difference in business performance and obstacles across male-owned versus female-owned enterprises in India. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on a comprehensive enterprise survey of 9,281 Indian firms operating...

... to better manage the gender balance in corporate board rooms and the need to incorporate women’s talents in corporate and investment decisions. Originality/value – The paper highlights the significant gender gap in IPO directorial positions in developing countries such as India. It explores female...

...Sangita Dutta Gupta; Ajitava Raychaudhuri; Sushil Kr. Haldar Purpose – This paper aims to address the issue of gender inclusivity in the information technology (IT) sector of India. The main objective of the paper is to find out the factors influencing female participation in the IT industry...

...Edwina Pio; Jawad Syed; Vasanthi Srinivasan; L.S. Murty; Monisha Nakra Purpose This paper seeks to explore career centrality, belief in gender disadvantage, and career success definition as the determinants of career persistence among women software professionals in emerging economies like India...

...Edwina Pio; Jawad Syed; Rana Haq Purpose This paper aims to present the challenges facing women in India due to the intersectionality of gender and other forms of identities impacting on their personal and professional lives by exploring the intersection of gender, colour, caste, ethnicity...