Factors influencing the career success of professional and business women in South Africa
This article reports on an empirical study that investigated factors influencing women’s career success. Statistics relating to the field of women in management indicate that, worldwide, women are underrepresented in executive and decision-making positions. Women face unique challenges in their care...
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| author | Marianne Doubell Miemie Struwig |
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| description | This article reports on an empirical study that investigated factors influencing women’s career success. Statistics relating to the field of women in management indicate that, worldwide, women are underrepresented in executive and decision-making positions. Women face unique challenges in their career pursuit that may prevent them from moving up to executive positions. A framework to investigate the factors influencing career success indicates that factors such as demographics, personality, culture, barriers, external and internal support impact on the career success of women. This study surveyed a sample of 301 professional and business women in South Africa. The results of the empirical survey showed that there are statistical significant relationships between groups of women based on their demographics and their perceptions of the factors that influence their career success. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0969cc8e9e74edaad37d7192bf2d7e42022-12-22T00:37:11ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences1015-88122222-34362014-11-0117553154310.4102/sajems.v17i5.514371Factors influencing the career success of professional and business women in South AfricaMarianne Doubell0Miemie Struwig1Nelson Mandela Metropolitan UniversityNelson Mandela Metropolitan UniversityThis article reports on an empirical study that investigated factors influencing women’s career success. Statistics relating to the field of women in management indicate that, worldwide, women are underrepresented in executive and decision-making positions. Women face unique challenges in their career pursuit that may prevent them from moving up to executive positions. A framework to investigate the factors influencing career success indicates that factors such as demographics, personality, culture, barriers, external and internal support impact on the career success of women. This study surveyed a sample of 301 professional and business women in South Africa. The results of the empirical survey showed that there are statistical significant relationships between groups of women based on their demographics and their perceptions of the factors that influence their career success.https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/514 |
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| title | Factors influencing the career success of professional and business women in South Africa |
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| title_short | Factors influencing the career success of professional and business women in South Africa |
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