Gender in Management: Volume 38 Issue 8

The relationship between women and racial minority employees/managers and financial performance

Katherine Taken Smith, John A. De Leon

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have become prioritized goals of business, such as hiring more women and racial minorities. This study adds to the body of research regarding…

Female ownership and female directors’ moderating role as corporate governance monitoring mechanisms in increasing the value of Thai family-owned firms

Wonlop Writthym Buachoom, Yot Amornkitvikai, Omar Al Farooque, Lan Sun

The phenomenon of “broken rungs” has prevented most women from attaining managerial positions relative to men. Despite this gender disparity in management, female executives are…

Enhancing employee work engagement through organizational identification, gender and leader social dominance orientation

Muhammad Arshad, Mir Dost, Neelam Qasim

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of organizational identification on employee work engagement (EWE) and to what extent this relationship strengthens/weakens…

Building bridges between gender and family business literature to advance women’s empowerment

Amaia Maseda, Txomin Iturralde, Gloria Aparicio, Sarah Y. Cooper

This study aims to underline the importance of addressing gender issues in family firms. It reinvigorates research in this field by revealing its current state, identifying…

Does employees’ gender matter? Investigating the indirect effect of abusive supervision on employee creativity through job insecurity in Indonesia

Syamsidah Syamsidah, Hillman Wirawan, Rudi Salam

This study aims to investigate the effect of abusive supervision on employees’ creativity through the mediating role of job insecurity and the moderating role of subordinate…

The influence of protean attitude for women in STEM careers: coping-self efficacy as foundational and strong career identity as outcome

Lama Blaique, Ashly Pinnington, Hazem Aldabbas

The under-representation of women working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers is a persistent problem worldwide. This dilemma is exacerbated by the…

Why are not men and women more alike? Gender and clawbacks in the trade-off between accrual and real activity earnings manipulation

Ratna Candra Sari, Mahfud Sholihin, Zuhrohtun Zuhrohtun, Ida Ayu Purnama, Patriani Wahyu Dewanti, Umi Syafaatul Udhma

The purpose of this study is to examine the trade-off between accrual and real activity earnings manipulation by considering gender and punishment as one aspect of clawbacks.

Female CEOs and default risk in listed family firms

Isabel Abinzano, Lucia Garcés-Galdeano, Beatriz Martinez

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of female CEO board members on listed family firms’ corporate default risk, integrating upper echelons theory with social role…

Wage dispersion and sports performance: does gender matter?

Margarita Arutiunova, Thadeu Gasparetto

Previous studies focused predominantly on wage dispersion within men’ sports teams. This study aims to reveal how the relationship between wage dispersion and team performance…

Labour attitudes towards gender equity in Spain: the role of education throughout an economic cycle

Ana I. Gil-Lacruz, Marta Gil-Lacruz, Amparo Gracia Bernal, Mónica Flores-García, Paola Domingo-Torrecilla

The purpose of this study is to analyse the background and consequences of the Spanish job market on the employment conditions of Spanish women and on underlying attitudes on…

Women in uniform breaking the glass ceiling? An exploratory study of female officers in leadership positions in Ghana’s Security Services

Ummu Markwei, Esther Julia Attiogbe, Abena Asomaning Antwi, Georgina Korkor Boafo

The purpose of the study is to examine how women become leaders in the Security Services in Ghana and the challenges they face in the discharge of their responsibilities.