...Nuala F. Ryan; Michelle Hammond; Sarah MacCurtain; Christine Cross Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance our understanding of the role of risk in leader identity development for women by identifying processes women leaders employ to overcome perceived risk. Design/methodology/approach...

... for managers and business leaders beyond the clinical context within which this study is set. Discourse around the glass-ceiling has permeated the management literature since the 1970s and describes a subtle, invisible barrier which prevents women and minorities from progressing into higher managerial...

... and depression (Hobfoll and Shirom, 2001). Women Work-family issues Stress A large body of research has examined components of the work-to-family interface such as work-to-family conflict (WFC) and work-to-family enrichment (WFE) (Allen et al., 2000 ; McNall et al., 2010). Although...

...Mary Hogue Purpose – Theory suggests gender bias in leadership occurs through a cognitive mismatch between thoughts of women and leaders. As leadership incorporates more feminine qualities, gender bias disadvantaging women should be reduced. The purpose of this paper is to present an empirical...

...Chris M Bell; Careen Khoury Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test whether procedural justice effects on organizational powerlessness and dehumanization are stronger for women than men and, consequently, mediated effects on turnover intention are conditional upon gender. Design...

... tactics theory to explore how mid-career professional working mothers improve their work-home balance. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Women Brazil Parents Life planning Work-life balance Workers often find it difficult to achieve work-home balance (Kreiner et al...

...Marla Baskerville Watkins; Alexis Nicole Smith Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate whether or not political skill helps women working in a male-dominated environment to obtain positions with authority. Design/methodology/approach – Surveys were emailed to female lawyers...

...Diane M. Sullivan; William R. Meek Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on gender, and specifically, women and entrepreneurship as well as present a process model of gender and entrepreneurship to guide future research. Design/methodology/approach Following research...

...Ayala Malach‐Pines; Dafna Schwartz Purpose While the numbers of, and research on, women entrepreneurs have accelerated radically in recent years, the rates of women entrepreneurs remain significantly lower than men's. Research has shown that subjective perceptual variables have a crucial influence...

... the directions of paths, and the use of only self‐report survey data. Research in progress addresses these issues by incorporating qualitative data collected from a sub‐sample of managers. Practical implications The paper highlights the outcomes of the choices women make in the work and non‐work domains...

... that a complex relationship of work‐related dynamics and personal factors shaped the meaning for these women amid competing priorities of work, family and individual lives. Organisation and co‐ordination of multiple activities with support from various sources was fundamental to finding balance. A deep sense...

...Isabel Metz This study first assesses if women's personality traits of ambition, masculinity, and adaptability are indirectly related to their managerial advancement through training and development and work hours (the mediators). It then examines if personality traits (the moderators) influence...

...Sophia Marongiu Ivarsson; Bo Ekehammar Examines the hypotheses that high instrumentality, adaptive coping, and low work/family pressure are predictive components of women’s managerial advancement. A profile analysis demonstrated that the managerial profile was characterized by high instrumentality...

...Margaret Linehan; Hugh Scullion Previous research has estimated that only 3 percent of international managers are women. From the limited extant research in international human resource management in Europe it is evident that female managers are not progressing to senior management positions...

...Ronald J. Burke Examines potential individual difference and work culture correlates of workaholism in organizational settings. Data were collected from 251 women MBA graduates in managerial and professional roles using anonymous questionnaires. Workaholism types were determined using measures...

...Sophia Marongiu; Bo Ekehammar The study examined the influence of individual (internal) and situational (external) factors on the career advancement of women and men (N = 88) in a Swedish nation‐wide organization. Using, among other methods, LISREL path analyses, the results revealed...

... a membership roster were mailed the survey, together with a self‐addressed, reply‐paid envelope. Each survey was accompanied by a covering letter explaining that we were assessing interactions between women and men in the workplace. Of the surveys returned, 154 were usable. Most of the respondents were skilled...

...Ronald F. Burke; Carol A. McKeen Reports the findings of a study which examined the relationship of employment gaps to measures of work outcomes and emotional wellbeing. Data were collected from a diverse sample of 161 women chartered accountants (CAs) using questionnaires completed anonymously...

...Ruth Schmidt; Roger Sapsford Customers′ experience of service encounters remains an area blessed with a rich folklore but little fundamental understanding. Reports on a pilot study for an exploration of women′s experiences of public houses,which used idiographic methods on a small sample of middle...

...Robert D. Hisrich; Zhang Fan To be a woman entrepreneur is a new and extremely fascinating vocation throughout the world, but particularly in a country such as China. Women entrepreneurs in China have significantly increased in number since 1978. This article presents the business status...