...Batia Ben-Hador Purpose Different work environments offer various experiences for women managers in male-dominated occupations. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of workplace gender (feminine/masculine) on the leadership style, social capital level and visibility of women...

...Abdulfattah Yaghi; Majed Yaghi Purpose This study aims to examine how organizational support systems, specifically supervisor and peer support, enable women managers to overcome cultural barriers in transferring leadership training to practice. It compares collectivist, hierarchical contexts ( UAE...

... examined the top 200 companies in the Fortune 500 companies; these are the largest companies by revenue in the USA. Companies were ranked according to each variable (% of women employees, % of racial minority employees, % of women managers and % of racial minority managers) and then divided into equal...

... if gender parity moderates this relationship and how gender diversity is directionally developed. Design/methodology/approach A cross-lagged panel design and path analysis is applied to a global data set of women employees, women managers and women senior executives – in relation to revenue, of over...

...Komal Nagar Purpose This study aims to investigate the representation of women managers through a content analysis of related magazine articles within the hospitality industry in the Maldives. Evidence suggests an increase in the number of working women, yet there is relative neglect toward...

... institutions and South African higher education institutions face in ensuring the survival of senior managers in general. Within the ambit of gender discourses though, it becomes imperative to look at survival issues for women managers in particular and to establish why at times they leave their positions...

...Linda McKie; Marjut Jyrkinen Purpose The authors report on research with women managers, documenting their strategies in response to gendered and sexualised working life. The paper aims to offer a conceptual framework and suggest ways in which employing organisations and workers might recognise...

... capital Women managers Diwaniyya Wasta Q1. Can women be leaders? Q2. Do male and female leaders differ in their behavior and effectiveness? 27 02 2016 30 09 2016 01 02 2017 16 02 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017...

...; and to highlight research into the gendered media constructions of women managers and leaders and outline effective methods and methodologies into diverse media. Design/methodology/approach Gendered analysis of television, autobiographies (of Sheryl Sandberg, Karren Brady, Hillary Clinton and Julia Gillard...

... the constructions of the management ideal in the interviews. Findings – The paper identifies how the interviewed women managers constructed two different management ideals: one old-fashioned and traditional masculine ideal that was superseded by a feminine ideal that they identified themselves...

...Aurora Chen; Noeleen Doherty; Susan Vinnicombe Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report a qualitative study with British women managers, which explored the career competencies accrued from undertaking an Executive MBA (EMBA). Design/methodology/approach The research drew on in‐depth...

... sample both males and females held negative views of women managers. However, in the US sample, women held more favourable views of women managers than did their male counterparts. In the Egyptian sample the English section female students had a more positive perception of female managers than...