Essays about: "glass ceiling effect"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words glass ceiling effect.

1. 1. Are women really more risk averse? A study on gender differences in corporate financial policy decisions

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Anton Dahl; Lina Dahlin; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender differences; CEO gender; Risk-taking; Leverage; Cash ratio;

   Abstract : Despite the recent progression of gender diversity in managerial positions, men still outnumber women at the top. The stereotype of women as being less prone to risk is sometimes referred to as an explanation of why women do not break the glass ceiling. Our study contributes to the existing literature on gender differences in risk propensity. READ MORE

3. 2. The Migrant- and Gender Wage Gaps in Sweden : Evidence from a Quantile Decomposition

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Tilda Nilsson; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the migrant- and gender wage gaps for female immigrants in the Swedish labour market for 2005. By using Swedish microdata on income and taking advantage of decomposition methods, in particular the Blinder-Oaxaca (1973) and the Recentered Influence Function, proposed by Firpo, Fortin and Lemieux (2018), this thesis analyses the pay gaps at the mean and across the distribution. READ MORE

4. 3. A comparative study of the glass ceiling effect in Sweden, Great Britain and France : Is there a difference in the glass ceiling effect for women in these three countries and do the level of education and type of workplace matter?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Ellen Fridsén; Victoria Sjölander; [2019]
   Keywords : Glass ceiling; Managerial position; Women; Public sector;

   Abstract : The inequality of the labour market has long been a discussed and studied topic and today we know that women earn less than their comparable male colleagues. Many studies have been conducted to find out if there is a glass ceiling effect for women in the labour market but most of these have used wages as their outcome variable. READ MORE

5. 4. Challenges related to Female Expatriation : The effect of organisational culture on the job satisfaction of female expatriates

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Charikleia Katsavria; Afra Ramazani; [2019]
   Keywords : Female expatriation; organisational culture; job satisfaction; glass-ceiling; clan culture; self-initiated expatriation;

   Abstract : In today’s globalised business environment, females are underrepresented in expatriate positions. The lower numbers of females in international assignments results from the glass-ceiling that is established within the organisational culture of MNCs. READ MORE

6. 5. Motivational Factors That Drive Russian Women Towards Entrepreneurship

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Iana Sibiriakova; Nikita Lutokhin; [2019]
   Keywords : Female entrepreneurship; Women entrepreneurship; Motivation; Gender; Self-employment; Drivers; Female entrepreneurship in Russia; Women entrepreneurship in Russia;

   Abstract : Purpose – The purpose of this master thesis is to offer a number of illustrations of Russian female entrepreneurs in order to identify potential motivational factors that make Russian women launch their own business start-ups. Design/methodology/approach – The qualitative research method is applied within the master thesis based on information received from secondary (case studies) and primary (semi-structured interviews) data collection methods. READ MORE