...Freya Grimme; Britta Wittner; Simone Kauffeld Purpose Formal female networks (FFNs) counteract exclusion in male-dominated professional networks. Evaluating their effectiveness requires an understanding of their social capital and network structures. This study therefore explores the role...

... for the three independent variables and a dependent variable on 20 public universities. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. The dependent variable was female academic staff career advancement and the independent variables were mentoring, networking and government machinery...

...: Singaporeans can be more entrepreneurial by taking a paradigm shift, adopting the “backpack mentality”; embracing globalised thinking and networking; and tapping the melting‐pot edge. Originality/value The article provides a continuing perspective on entrepreneurship in Singapore. Kim Cheng Patrick Low...

... in the literature that women are hindered in their efforts to achieve career advancement and its associated benefits due to their inability to access social capital, a valuable organizational commodity and source of the knowledge, resources, and networks that are essential for career development and maturation...

... that only 3 percent of women are international managers. The data presented in this paper assert that female managers who are not part of an organisational support network experience even further career disadvantages. Based on an extensive empirical research study conducted with senior female international...

... characteristics were clustered and three different groups of entrepreneurs were identified: the “achievers”, the “networkers” and the “hard workers”. Implications of the study are discussed. Two analyses were conducted: profile analysis and word analysis. The coding units for the profile analysis were...

...Deborah A. Yarnell; Mark F. Peterson Examines the use of interorganizational networking as a way for traditionally bureaucratic organizations to become more innovative. Cites examples of networking from manufacturing and the service sector to illustrate the adaptability and flexibility of this form...