...Rea Prouska; Sanat Kozhakhmet; Moldir Sabytkhanova; Fiona Wheeler Purpose Research on HR practices designed to enhance job quality through workplace well-being often overlooks how these initiatives are experienced by organisational members – particularly women managers in small and medium-sized...

...Xi Wen Chan; Kate Hutchings Purpose Although many organisations and governments internationally acknowledge that a diverse workforce is essential for improved decision-making, employee well-being and organisational performance and competitiveness, women with disabilities and their (potential...

... advocates the importance of justice-based organizational practices in building an inclusive organization. In the higher education sector, the literature has shown evidence for the lack of advancement, representation and involvement of women in senior positions (c.f., Burke and Mattis, 2007). Inequities...

...Payyazhi Jayashree; Valerie Lindsay; Grace McCarthy Purpose Taking a career capital approach, this paper addresses the issue of “pipeline block” frequently experienced by women seeking career advancement. Focusing on the Arab Middle East (AME) region, the authors take a contextually relevant multi...

... necessarily be extended elsewhere. Findings – The results reveal that availability significantly influences the level of use of WL programmes. Both the proportion of women employees in the organization and the formalization of the WL balance culture moderate the relationship between availability and use...

...Isabel Metz; Anne‐Wil Harzing Purpose This study aims to update knowledge of women's representation on the boards of scholarly management journals with a longitudinal analysis of the same over two decades. Design/methodology/approach This study extends the work of Metz and Harzing on women's...

...Pawan S. Budhwar; Kamel Mellahi; Abdallah M. Elamin; Katlin Omair Purpose The purpose of this paper is to fill a gap in the literature on women who work in the Arab Muslim context, reflecting on the experience of Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 301 male participants...

... by Deveson, R.). C.   Rowley and V.   Yukongdi . The Changing Face of Women Managers in Asia . London : Routledge   2008 . 288 pp. , ISBN: 978‐0‐415‐43767‐7 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Women Gender Education The Changing Face of Women...

...John Hayes; Christopher W. Allinson; Steven J. Armstrong Gender‐centred perspectives of women managers and women in general characterise them as being more intuitive than male managers and men in general. Evidence for gender differences in cognitive style was sought by administering the Cognitive...

... was “flexible hours” (n=30). Given these findings, it is suggested that changes in work patterns towards a flexible schedule would be beneficial for both employers and employees. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Work Conflict Women Flexible working hours Family life Hong Kong For Hong Kong...

..., there was no straightforward mechanism for covering the duties of part‐timers for the part of the day or week in which they did not work. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Equal opportunities Part‐time work Flexible working Patterns of work Women Management Flexible or non‐standard working patterns i.e. those...

...Nikala Lane Despite the numerical predominance of women in nursing there is a marked concentration of women, especially those working part‐time, in the lower echelons of the profession. The paper presents survey data and interview material from a study of qualified nurses in NHS Wales...

... is whether women, as existing practitioners, have been able to augment their position in this growing area of expertise. Discusses whether the process of political and economic reform in Poland has provided an opportunity to improve the employment status of women and identifies reasons for being optimistic...

...Sonia Liff; Les Worrall; Cary L. Cooper Examines the attitudes of senior, predominantly male staff to women managers in a specific industrial setting ‐ namely the West Midlands region of the UK ‐ using data derived from the Price Waterhouse West Midlands Business Survey. The survey is unique...

...John Sutherland; Gerry Stewart Presents the results of a survey of employers, investigating the human resource strategies and policies of firms with particular reference to women returners. Produces a taxonomy of firms with regard to their organizational responses to external environmental change...

...Catherine Cassell Critically assesses the underpinnings and implications of the business case for the progression of women at work. Fundamentally linked to the principles of strategic HRM, the business case focuses on the business benefits that employers accrue through making the most of the skills...

...Bronwen Rees; Chris Brewster Presents a Europe‐wide analysis of employment patterns which reveals three major characteristics of women′s employment: occupational segregation, part‐time working, and pay differentials. Examines how these manifest themselves as a European‐wide phenomenon, and in more...

... involved job discharge. An additional 16 per cent of the complainants had quit their jobs in response to the sexual harassment incident. Crull′s (1982) survey of women who had sought assistance in regard to sexual harassment reported equally staggering job loss outcomes. More than 25 per cent...

...Sue Newell Uses data from a questionnaire given to 66 mothers of young children (a cross‐section) to examine the relation between women’s expectations and actual experience as they enter the job market in increasing numbers and the idea of equal opportunities. The majority of women undertook...

...Fiona Colgan; Frances Tomlinson This paper draws upon research on women’s employment in the UK book publishing industry. Contrary to public opinion that publishing offers exceptional opportunities for women, the survey revealed that although women make up 60 per cent of the workforce, men were more...