... as an organizational hurdle (Tlaiss, 2013), while Kuwaiti women face barriers to accessing social networks crucial for social capital development (Al-Salem and Speece, 2017). Finally, Almenkash et al. (2007) pinpointed intermediate factors impeding female leaders in the Middle East, including limited...

... of the Middle East. Design/methodology/approach The authors used an explanatory sequential mixed-method approach. During the first phase, 250 female respondents were surveyed from the private sector in Jordan. The authors analyzed the impact of various employment-related attributes and other variables...

... there is a positive cultural trend within private organizations and any remaining obstacles. Gender equality Formal barriers Informal barriers UAE Middle East The objectives of this study focus on the discussion of the existing means of gender equality promotion in managerial positions...

... scrutiny and problematizing of the lived experiences of women expatriates from the Global South. Middle East Jordan Barriers Islam Female expatriates Foreigner prejudice The scarcity of women in international assignments (IAs) has gained increasing interest among academics in recent decades...

... In total, 241 surveys were completed by sport business owners in 4 countries in the Middle East. Findings The results revealed that gender differences and similarities are not only widely affected by national cultural values but also the effects of national cultural values vary between countries...

... by policies form the major source of empowerment, in addition to the important role that family capital and business ethics play. Remarkably, the challenges facing Emirati working women ought to be different than the rest of the Middle East. Originality/value A dearth of literature pertaining to women’s...

... management Leadership Arab Managers Middle East United Arab Emirates Turnover United Arab Emirates University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences 21H029 Table I. Cronbach’s alpha for reliability measures of the study variables Classification of variables Reliability...

... their Arabic section counterparts. Research limitations/implications The sample is limited to management students in Egypt and the USA. The Middle East includes countries with different cultures, such as Israel. About 10 percent of Egypt's population are Christians who do not necessarily share the same...

... to the limited knowledge about women and management in Lebanon, as well as the Middle Eastern region in general. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 The particularity of the topic of the research and the experiences of women managers in the Arab Middle East, in addition to the sensitive nature...

..., it particularly sheds light how women managers meaningfully use symbols, such as dress, to construct and perform gender realities in a career context. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Women executives Gender Clothing Middle East Professional attire, the clothes that people choose...

... addressing business ethics and gender differences in the Middle East. This study adds to what is known about the effect of these variables on ethical orientations across different contexts. Business ethics Sensitivity analysis Gender Lebanon Middle East Yusuf Sidani can be contacted at: ys01...

... Limited 2005 Women executives Women Gender Careers Lebanon Middle East Other scholars attribute women's under representation in managerial positions to barriers of an attitudinal nature, that thrive and are perpetuated in corporate cultures. Included in this category is a set...