Essays about: "career advancement."

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  1. 21. Barriers to career progression for women in the automotive industry -A qualitative study of how gendered substructures affect women’s opportunities for career advancement in an automotive MNC.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Johanna Kjellsson; [2017-07-27]
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    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of the study is to identify possible barriers to career progression as perceived by female employees of senior positions in an automotive MNC by using the concept of gendered substructures as a theoretical foundation. The home country organization will be compared with a foreign subsidiary in order to compare the results within the company. READ MORE

  3. 22. If I Were A Boy - A qualitative case study about the barriers to female career advancement and how these can be mitigated by leadership development programs

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Emelie Wendelstam; Therese Åbb; [2016]
    Keywords : Gender; Barriers to female career advancement; Leadership development program; Autonomous thinkers; Transformative learning;

    Abstract : Women have been entering organizations at about the same rate as men, yet remain dramatically underrepresented at senior levels. Considering that this is the reality of the labor market, while in fact companies with a larger share of females outperform those with a smaller share, consequently calls for an organizational reaction. READ MORE

  4. 23. Why are women underrepresented in engineering management? : the case of Asea Brown Boveri (ABB)

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Eleni Tsakalou; [2016]
    Keywords : glass ceiling; gender stereotyping; networking; women in engineering; family;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that influence the underrepresentation of women in managerial positions in engineering sector. The study is based on the fact that there are less female leaders both in management and in engineering. READ MORE

  5. 24. Motivated to retain? A study of motivational factors among trainees in a FMCG company

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Anna Sundberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Intrinsic motivation; extrinsic motivation; personal development; communication; career; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Talented employees are important for companies, and graduate programs are designed to internal educate talented students to make them a strong resource for the company. A problem is that trainees tend to leave the company after the program. READ MORE

  6. 25. Exclusion and inclusion of women by corporate cultural processes : A case study in the IT and finance industries

    University essay from KTH/Organisation och ledning

    Author : ERIC MUGISHA; FREDRIKA OLSSON; [2015]
    Keywords : Gender; cultural constituents; cultural exclusion; cultural inclusion; female manager; finance industry; IT- industry; career advancement.;

    Abstract : This Master thesis investigates how cultural processes exclude, or might include, women from the corporate culture as well as how the cultural processes could impact the women’s abilities to career advancement within an organization that operates in the financial and IT industries. Previous studies have provided knowledge about culture and gender relations within the financial (Rutherford, 2001; Renemark, 2007) and IT-sectors (Davies and Mathieu, 2005: 12-22) respectively, but there is a lack of studies of financial service organizations in Sweden that operates in both these industries. READ MORE