Examining the New Dimensions of Career Advancement of Women Employees

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 869-881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sugandha Verma
Keyword(s):  
Career Advancement ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Her Family ◽  
Future Aspirations ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
Women Employees ◽  
Research Gap

Growth of career is becoming more important to an employee of the modern age. The assessment of career advancement (CA) provides such valuable information. It is quite relevant to mention that men and women employees follow different career paths. To a man his job is always important. However, a woman keeps her family on first priority and her employment on second priority. The review of available literature reveals that some studies have highlighted CA of women employees. Most of them are conceptual in nature and pursue the concept of the glass ceiling. Consequently, the research gap emerges as there is a lack of empirical work in this regard. Total absence about the measurement of CA of women employees in the Indian context amplifies this existing knowledge gap. Thus, this study tries to identify the new dimensions of CA and finally proposes a model for practical adoption. With the sample of 182 female bank employees from Uttarakhand state, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) ultimately discovers three dimensions of CA, namely future aspirations (FA), present satisfaction and career orientation (CO). Cronbach’s alpha values report high reliabilities for these dimensions and the CA instrument as a whole. In the end, conclusion, limitations and future research agenda have also been discussed.

scholarly journals Clinical handover in a bilingual setting: interpretative phenomenological analysis to exploring translanguaging practices for effective communication among hospital staff

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. e046494
Author(s):  
Jack Pun
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Clinical Communication ◽  
Clinical Handover ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Potential Applications

ObjectiveTo explore the linguistic features of translanguaging in bilingual handover practices and elicit the views of hospital staff on factors that hinder or facilitate effective handover practice in a bilingual environment.Methods78 hospital staff were recruited from hospital wards and emergency departments of two Hong Kong hospitals. They were interviewed to determine their perceptions of their handover communication in a bilingual context, and their responses were subjected to interpretative phenomenological analysis.ResultsBased on the staff interviews, three dimensions with potential applications to effective clinical handover are identified. A revised Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation protocol accounting for linguistic pluralism (i.e., the translanguaging process) is suggested to underpin the future research agenda around effective clinical communication in a bilingual context.ConclusionsResearch on handover communication in multilingual contexts is limited. This study outlines linguistic pluralism at the handover stage and details the complexity of handover communication for staff in a bilingual context. It urges for more research with a specific focus on identifying avoidable linguistic issues that emerge from the clinical context and developing a suitable protocol to standardise staff’s translanguaging processes to ensure a safe and efficient handover process in a bilingual environment.

It’s Not Personal: A Review and Theoretical Integration of Research on Vicarious Workplace Mistreatment

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 2322-2351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Y. Dhanani ◽  
Matthew L. LaPalme
Keyword(s):  
Process Model ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Small Subset ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Workplace Mistreatment ◽  
The Impact

Recent advancements in the area of workplace mistreatment have begun to challenge our view of who is affected by this phenomenon. Whereas it was initially assumed that mistreatment affected a small subset of employees who were directly targeted by negative treatment, empirical work has documented that employees who observe or become aware of others being mistreated are also adversely affected. However, the extant literature examining vicarious mistreatment has developed in silos centered around individual mistreatment constructs and individual outcome domains, and there is currently little integration among these bodies of work. As such, this paper draws on a systematic review of empirical studies examining vicarious mistreatment to summarize its antecedents and outcomes. The review further enumerates the mechanisms that transmit the effects of vicarious mistreatment to third-party outcomes and the moderating variables that may mitigate or amplify the impact of vicarious mistreatment. The culmination of this review is the development of a dual process model of vicarious mistreatment that integrates prior theoretical perspectives into an overarching framework to guide subsequent research. The authors then conclude by providing a road map for future theoretical and empirical work on vicarious mistreatment. Included within the future research agenda is a constructive critique of current research designs and methodological approaches that may undermine the field’s understanding of how vicarious mistreatment operates.

scholarly journals Strategic intent: The literature, the construct and its role in predicting organization performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 583-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy F O’Shannassy
Keyword(s):  
Chief Executive Officer ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Company Strategy ◽  
Strategic Intent ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Strategy Process ◽  
Research Propositions

AbstractStrong performing companies often have intents that state their ambitions for the future and this will be clearly communicated to stakeholders by the chief executive officer. The chief executive officer should lead company strategy and play the key role in establishing and communicating the strategic intent. This conceptual paper uses insights mainly from the strategy process and corporate governance literature to build better understanding of how a business can achieve a strong sense of strategic intent to inform their strategy work. Three dimensions of the strategic intent construct are identified – shared vision, resource focus and foresight. Through the development of a series of research propositions a substantial future research agenda is offered in an area where the literature is quite limited. Points of interest to the strategy practice field are also discussed.

Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure Glass Ceiling Among Women Employees in the Banking Sector

2021 ◽  
pp. 097215092110501
Author(s):  
Jikky P. Shaji ◽  
Jojo K. Joseph ◽  
Thomas K. V.
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Glass Ceiling ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Women Employees

It is generally believed that when compared to men, women have slower career advancement prospects. Usually, women in the workforce face several obstacles, commonly referred to as glass ceiling (GC), that weaken their career advancement prospects. The present study aims to develop a scale to measure the GC obstacles faced by women employed in the banking sector. The scale was developed and validated through a three-step process: item development, scale development and scale evaluation. The items were generated through literature review and focus group discussions (FGDs). The items developed were fine-tuned in consultation with academic experts. The scale was developed and validated, through a study, covering 411 women employees working in different banks in the state of Kerala. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) brought out seven dimensions of GC, namely family responsibilities (FR), discriminatory promotion practices (DPP), employee relations (ER), personality traits (PT), lack of organizational support (LOS), gender stereotypes (GS) and lack of training (LT). The scale was evaluated using reliability and validity measures, and it demonstrated adequate reliability, discriminant and convergent validity. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carried out using AMOS. Towards the end of the article, there is also a discussion on managerial implications, limitations of the study and directions for future research.

scholarly journals Organizational Transparency: Conceptualizations, Conditions, and Consequences

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oana Brindusa Albu ◽  
Mikkel Flyverbom
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Studies ◽  
Conceptual Level ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Critical Scrutiny ◽  
Organizational Transparency

Transparency is an increasingly prominent area of research that offers valuable insights for organizational studies. However, conceptualizations of transparency are rarely subject to critical scrutiny and thus their relevance remains unclear. In most accounts, transparency is associated with the sharing of information and the perceived quality of the information shared. This narrow focus on information and quality, however, overlooks the dynamics of organizational transparency. To provide a more structured conceptualization of organizational transparency, this article unpacks the assumptions that shape the extant literature, with a focus on three dimensions: conceptualizations, conditions, and consequences. The contribution of the study is twofold: (a) On a conceptual level, we provide a framework that articulates two paradigmatic positions underpinning discussions of transparency, verifiability approaches and performativity approaches; (b) on an analytical level, we suggest a novel future research agenda for studying organizational transparency that pays attention to its dynamics, paradoxes, and performative characteristics.

scholarly journals Cultivation of Intrapreneurship: A Framework and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan-Ying Huang ◽  
Shu-Min Yang Lin ◽  
Ying-Jiun Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
Corporate Entrepreneurship ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Past ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Research Gap

Intrapreneurship has drawn research attention over the past decades considering its crucial role in innovation, organizational performance, and employee career planning. Intrapreneurial research based on various concepts also emerges. In spite of the increasing concern in the field, contributions in the field are fragmented. Particularly, intrapreneurship research is still lacking an integrated framework based on which, enablers and important facilitating mechanisms can be identified to enhance intrapreneurship. To close the above research gap, the study develops a holistic intrapreneurial framework. Specifically, the study first examines intrapreneurship in relation to other prominent concepts (i.e., innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability). This study then identifies enablers of intrapreneurship at both individual and organizational level. Notably, extant research largely examines intrapreneurship either at the organizational or individual level, and concentrates in corporate entrepreneurship or individual intrapreneurial employees. Research providing a holistic perspective on enablers for intrapreneurship is rare. The study further integrates these intrapreneurial enablers with facilitating mechanisms and proposes a framework of intrapreneurship. The framework makes it possible to clearly identify pivotal antecedents to intrapreneurship based on various theoretical lenses and analytical levels applied. Finally, the study addresses a list of managerial and technological challenges arising from the above framework and suggests future research agenda.

scholarly journals Future Prospects in Balanced Scorecard Research: Sustainability Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Mehtap Aldogan Eklund
Keyword(s):  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Conceptual Study ◽  
Sustainability Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Interdisciplinary Theory

This paper reviews the state of the research on a balanced scorecard (BSC) and sustainability balanced scorecard (SBSC) from 1990 to 2020. It aims to address the research question, “What are the future prospects in the BSC research from the perspective of sustainability?” using an integrative literature review method with bibliometric analysis. This study also reports the evolution and synthesis of published materials, citation analysis, themes, theories, and the literature gap and future research agenda, including the post coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sustainability crisis. The findings of this study, which aim to advance the knowledge in the field, include the developed future research framework matrix and the proposed research questions regarding the research gap in the multi­dimensional, multi-disciplinary, and multi-cultural empirical research. This study is considered unique owing to its comprehensive, holistic, and up-to-date structure. Furthermore, such a research design facilitates interdisciplinary, theory-driven research with the review in multiple disciplines, which is new to the accounting literature. One limitation of this study is that it is a conceptual study; however, it can pave the way for future empirical and mixed-method studies in this field. 

Toward a dynamic model of organizational resilience

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenzhong Ma ◽  
Lei Xiao ◽  
Jielin Yin
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Resilience ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Inclusive Concept ◽  
Integrated Concept

Purpose This study aims to examine contemporary research on organizational resilience and then propose an integrated dynamic model to study organizational resilience with a more inclusive concept and future research agenda developed. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper uses the literature review method to analyze and categorize current research on organizational resilience, and then based on the analysis of existing organizational resilience studies, this paper proposes an integrated model for a more inclusive and integrated concept of organizational resilience with refined future research directions. Findings A thorough analysis of current organizational resilience research shows that existing studies on organizational resilience have largely focused on isolated dimensions by treating organizational resilience as a state rather than a dynamic capability. This paper proposes that an integrated concept of organizational resilience consists of three dimensions including cognitive, behavioral and contextual resilience, and this dynamic capability should be examined from three different levels, including individual, group and organizational levels to better conceptualize organizational resilience and for better applicability in management practice. Originality/value The past decades have seen increasing interests in organizational resilience both from academic scholars and from management practitioners. However, research on this emerging field remains fragmented, and there is little consensus on the conceptualization of organizational resilience. This study contributes to the literature by thoroughly examining current research on organizational resilience and proposes an integrated dynamic model to study organizational resilience.

Trust in Management Information Systems (MIS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Meeßen ◽  
Meinald T. Thielsch ◽  
Guido Hertel
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Trust In Management ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Trust In Technology ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Abstract. Digitalization, enhanced storage capacities, and the Internet of Things increase the volume of data in modern organizations. To process and make use of these data and to avoid information overload, management information systems (MIS) are introduced that collect, process, and analyze relevant data. However, a precondition for the application of MIS is that users trust them. Extending accounts of trust in automation and trust in technology, we introduce a new model of trust in MIS that addresses the conceptual ambiguities of existing conceptualizations of trust and integrates initial empirical work in this field. In doing so, we differentiate between perceived trustworthiness of an MIS, experienced trust in an MIS, intentions to use an MIS, and actual use of an MIS. Moreover, we consider users’ perceived risks and contextual factors (e. g., autonomy at work) as moderators. The introduced model offers guidelines for future research and initial suggestions to foster trust-based MIS use.

The Limits of Ego Depletion

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 292-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Wenzel ◽  
Marina Lind ◽  
Zarah Rowland ◽  
Daniela Zahn ◽  
Thomas Kubiak
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Statistical Power ◽  
Interindividual Variability ◽  
Ego Depletion ◽  
Crossover Design ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Depletion Effect ◽  
Within Subjects

Abstract. Evidence on the existence of the ego depletion phenomena as well as the size of the effects and potential moderators and mediators are ambiguous. Building on a crossover design that enables superior statistical power within a single study, we investigated the robustness of the ego depletion effect between and within subjects and moderating and mediating influences of the ego depletion manipulation checks. Our results, based on a sample of 187 participants, demonstrated that (a) the between- and within-subject ego depletion effects only had negligible effect sizes and that there was (b) large interindividual variability that (c) could not be explained by differences in ego depletion manipulation checks. We discuss the implications of these results and outline a future research agenda.

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