Morgan Stanley raises women’s interest in investment banking

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 12-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Pollitt
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Investment Banking ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Investment Bank ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Outreach Work ◽  
Female Specific ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to observe how Morgan Stanley is seeking to overcome misconceptions about the nature of investment banking, concern over work–life balance and fears of the existence of a glass ceiling. Design/methodology/approach – It outlines the bank’s various initiatives to connect with women during their studies or at an early stage in their careers. Findings – It highlights the importance of outreach work with schools and universities, plus the key role played at the bank by women’s networking groups. Practical implications – It reveals that the company won the 2013 Opportunity Now inspiring the workforce of the future award for its initiatives aimed at increasing the proportion of women in its top jobs. Social implications – It reveals how a major investment bank is seeking to challenge the macho image of investment banking. Originality/value – It explains that Morgan Stanley reached more than 1,600 women at female-specific events in 2012 alone. It views this approach to building a female talent pipeline as a multi-year strategy.

Tracking the search for an elusive work-life balance sweet spot: Nigerian insights on the lifestyle challenges of female doctors

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Sweet Spot ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper highlights the 90-plus hour weeks worked by Nigerian female doctors in an under-resourced health system, at the detriment of their family life. They use coping strategies for their grueling life schedule, such as employing uneducated “house-helps” to care for their children, inviting family members to move in with them to provide informal childcare, and seeking emergency emotional support from sympathetic colleagues as a way of enduring stress. This extreme negative spillover between home and work responsibilities risks exhausted doctors making mistakes, and has driven many to seek a better work-life balance in western countries. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Anytime anyplace anywhere

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-48
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint its practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Mobile information technology devices (MITDs) mean that employees have the flexibility to work anytime, anyplace, and anywhere. This has benefits for work–life balance. However, it also means that there is a blurring of the borders between work life and non-work life. It also means that, because work is done anytime and anywhere, there are long working hours and encroachment into non-work life, which can cause negative health effects and work–life conflict. Balance is needed to ensure that in addition to good work performance and productivity, time remains for non-work activities. Practical implications This paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent, information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Who is responsible for my workaholism: me, my parents or my workplace?

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 26-28
Author(s):  
Manjari Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Workplace Culture ◽  
Psychological Approach ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
High Standards ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of workaholism, the factors driving it and its impact on executives and their companies. Design/methodology/approach – This paper draws on the author’s first-hand experience of working in this area. Findings – It identifies types of workaholism among managers. Explains that the positive side is individuals who are self-reliant, well-organized, have high standards and feel fulfillment when work is completed to a high standard and on time. The negative side is feelings of anxiety and physical and mental exhaustion, being restless and mentally preoccupied with work. Practical implications – It highlights the roles of parental upbringing, personal values and workplace culture and practices as drivers of workaholism. Being workaholic may lead to a rewarding career but can harm health and work-life balance. Social implications – It suggests that, by understanding the nature of workaholism, individuals and organizations can take corrective measures. Originality/value – It takes a psychological approach to understanding and managing workaholism.

Do women choose to step out of a career or are they pushed?

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 3-5
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Talent Retention ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper focuses on understanding the dynamics that take women in Malaysia out of the workforce, often permanently, when they become mothers. The results reveal that these women feel pushed out of their jobs by factors like a lack of flexibility, long hours, and work-related stress. To address this leak of female talent, HR departments are urged to boldly invest in supportive talent retention mechanisms such as offering a much better work-life balance and childcare facilities. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Inspiring teams to go the extra mile

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 40-42
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Michael Tobin, author of Forget Strategy. Get Results. Design/methodology/approach – Interview. Findings – This paper discusses his background, his management style and explains his use of unconventional techniques to get the most out of his team. Practical implications – A divergent viewpoint is offered on how to inspire teams to maximize effectiveness. Originality/value – Tobin’s stance on issues such as work–life balance, and vision vs strategy has been outlined.

More work and less play

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Increased use of technology in the workplace is enabling greater flexibility to working schedules. However, this is negatively impacting on work-life balance. With the creation of appropriate policies, practitioners can alleviate the detrimental effects and ensure that technology is used in ways that have more positive consequences for both employee and firm. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Kit preparation for mixed-model assembly: efficiency impact of confirmation methods

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrik Fager
Keyword(s):  
Learning Curve ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Time Efficiency ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Order Batching ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mixed Model Assembly ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeConfirmations are applied in kit preparation for mixed-model assembly to promote quality, but research that explains the impact on time efficiency has been lacking. The purpose of this paper is to determine the extent to which the type of confirmation method relates to time-efficient kit preparation when order batching is applied.Design/methodology/approachAn industrially relevant laboratory experiment is applied, simulating kit preparation with order batching for mixed-model assembly. The time efficiency is studied as associated with four confirmation methods – barcode ring scanner, button presses, voice commands and RFID-reading wristbands – when applied as pick-from and place-to confirmation. Furthermore, the paper also considers the quality outcome.FindingsEfficiency is promoted by methods that minimise interrupting the picker’s motions when performing pick-from confirmations and with methods that allow each hand to place components and perform place-to confirmations simultaneously – here represented by button presses and RFID-reading wristbands. Moreover, combining various methods for the tasks of pick-from or place-to confirmation can benefit efficiency.Research limitations/implicationsPickers at an early stage of the learning curve (one shift of training) were considered.Practical implicationsThe findings promote the customised applications of picking information systems in industry.Social implicationsCombining various methods for the tasks of pick-from and place-to confirmation can provide more fitting applications that better align with the picker’s preferences.Originality/valueCombinations of various methods when applied as either pick-from or place-to confirmation, or both, are studied.

At the heart of family businesses: how copreneurs craft work-life balance

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Romana Dreyer ◽  
Christine Busch
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Small Family ◽  
Resource Perspective

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand how experienced copreneurs of small family business (SFB), as the smallest unit and heart of their family business (FB), may create work-life balance (WLB). Copreneurs evince highly intertwined life-domains and often struggle to respite while managing their high business demands.Design/methodology/approachIn this couple interview study with 18 experienced copreneurial couples of SFBs (N = 36), we investigated strategies copreneurs use to create their WLB by merging a resource perspective (Hobfoll, 1989) with the concept of WLB crafting (Sturges, 2012).FindingsA key strategy in copreneurial couples was the structural establishment of microdomains, such as periods of personal resource recreation within a macrodomain (e.g. work) via individual physical and cognitive WLB crafting. Copreneurs used relational WLB crafting with a strong emphasis on seeking support and mainly to protect their microdomains by relying on their spouses as boundary keepers. Women more often expressed the importance of health and time for respite, as cognitive WLB crafting, and they were more active in creating (joint) recovery opportunities. Dyadic WLB crafting strategies were used when goal congruency for work or private activities was high.Originality/valueThis research applies WLB crafting research to the smallest unit of SFBs, namely copreneurs. The study provides in-depth insights into the strategies copreneurs of SFB use to create a satisfying WLB.

Entrepreneurial selling in context

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-125
Author(s):  
Linden Dalecki
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Entrepreneurial Success ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Customer Feedback ◽  
The Core ◽  
Four Quadrant ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide a general review of the existing academic and practitioner literatures, pertaining to entrepreneurial selling with a view to articulate major entrepreneurial selling practices, patterns and principles that lead to entrepreneurial success and to propose two four-quadrant matrices. Design/methodology/approach The paper explores commonalities and distinctions in the entrepreneurial selling concepts articulated by Deutsch and Wortmann and Onyemah and Rivera-Pesquera – and relevant writings by Blank as well as Sarasvathy – are explored and analyzed. Findings It was found that the early stage entrepreneurial selling activities of founders – as a means of gleaning prospective customer feedback for product prototyping – form the core of contemporary entrepreneurial selling conceptualizations. Two provisional four-quadrant entrepreneurial selling matrices are proposed corresponding to the literature reviewed. Research limitations/implications It is hoped that the two four-quadrant matrices might serve as a springboard for future researchers interested in exploring entrepreneurial selling. The notion of preliminary selling as a valuable form of marketing research is also worthy of future research. Practical implications Given the extent to which the perspectives of entrepreneurship practitioners, clinical professors and consultants are cited and explored, manifold aspects of entrepreneurial selling are put forth. The various approaches to preliminary selling that are explored are of especially high value to practitioners. Originality/value This is the first paper to fully explore the commonalities and distinctions across the entrepreneurial selling conceptualizations developed by Deutsch and Wortmann, as well as by Onyemah and Rivera-Pesquera, and the first to propose a conceptual framework focused specifically on entrepreneurial selling.

How absence can make the heart grow fonder

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 19-21
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Geographically Dispersed ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Using geographically-dispersed teams presents both opportunities and threats to firms. The option can be cost-effective and employees welcome the chance to operate more flexibly and achieve a better work-life balance. Separation of team members is an obvious problem but can be overcome through effective communication and building a sense of belonging that can generate perceptions of proximity. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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