... of senior women managers: those whose social capital is primarily bonding and those whose social capital is primarily bridging. Practical implications Identifying female managers’ motivations and leadership aspirations in male-dominant fields is crucial to understanding appropriate strategies...

... ambition in college. The theoretical framework is the expectancy–value–cost model of motivation. Findings Analysis reveals a consistent decline in the young women’s leadership ambition after entering their professional career, stemming from a general sense of dissatisfaction with their jobs, a lack...

...Bettina Lynda Bastian; Mohammad Reza Zali Purpose This study aims to investigate how educational attainment and entrepreneurial competencies affect entrepreneurial motives of women (vs men) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This study shows that education has a more positive effect...

... and satisfied. Levin writes that: © MCB UP Limited 2001 Restrictive practices Management Motivation Women Tharenou’s (1996, 1998) excellent reviews of the “glass ceiling” literature provides a thorough analysis of why women who wish to reach senior management levels may fail to do so...

...Muriel Orhan; Don Scott Develops a model of the factors that motivate women to start their own businesses. Qualitative research involving 25 French women entrepreneurs were used to explore case study situations. The research identified a number of situations that relate to women’s decisions...

... to one that offers them on contract terms. The concept of career motivation is explored in the study through three dimensions of career resilience, career insight, and career identity. Overall, younger executives (n = 19) had higher levels of career motivation and were striving to attain...

... examining the psychodynamics of these entrepreneurs would prove fruitful in order to increase the knowledge base about Brazilian entrepreneurial motive, and business creation during a period when environmental conditions are dismal. This study is most concerned with identifying the psychodynamic factors...

...Bahman P. Ebrahimi Chinese women are often perceived as passive, submissive, lacking aggressiveness and a drive to be successful managers. Using a previously validated culturally modified Miner Sentence Completion Scale‐H (for hierarchic), this study compares the motivation to manage a sample...

... as overwhelmingly male and this acts as a significant barrier to further career progress. Australia Education Motivation Promotion Schools Women The title for this paper comes from the response one deputy principal gave when asked how women could achieve promotion in an Australian state...

... Australia Homeworking Motivation Training Women In response to a range of economic and social factors, it appears that the number of people operating a business from home is increasing significantly[ 1 , 2 ]. Home‐based businesses (HBBs) are usually in the very small business (micro; <5...

...Jean Lee Reports an empirical study, conducted within the context of Singapore, which examines the motives that stimulate women into becoming business owners. Aims to uncover the characteristics of a typical woman entrepreneur in Singapore; the motivational needs of women entrepreneurs...

... of these results. Assertiveness training Gender Motivation Performance Self‐development Self‐esteem Belief in one′s own ability is a valuable commodity in a managerial job. It helps spur the type of achievement behaviour that aids career progression in most organizations. Self‐confidence...

... development Family life Motivation Psychology Quality of working life Role conflict Success Women A report by the Hansard Society[ 1 ]described a “quiet revolution” in women′s labour force participation. In the 1950s women comprised less than one‐third of the labour force, however women now...

..., women threaten the deconstruction of commitment. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Commitment Corporate culture Managers Motivation Women VOLUME 7 NUMBER 1 1992 Commitments and Conflicts: Corporate Seduction and Ambivalence in Women Managers Heather Höpfl Bolton Business School, Bolton Institute...