Purpose Few studies have explored the work challenges and career barriers faced by women in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Drawing on Institutional Theory, purpose this paper is to explore experiences employed through in-depth interviews. Design/methodology/approach The employs a phenomenological qualitative approach drawing 12 semi-structured interviews with women. Findings findings reveal significant number prominent societal organizational structural attitudinal advancement paid...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the research gap on Lebanese female managers and examine managers' perceptions their organizations in relation women's career progression. Design/methodology/approach was quantitative nature. A survey questionnaire used collect data from 450 managers. Measures included personal demographic characteristics, organizational culture, practices, networks, mentoring role modeling, tokenism, usage wasta . Findings Descriptive statistics analysis...

Abstract Purpose – Frequently used in fostering the career progression of individuals this paper aims to explore concept wasta and its significance advancement Middle Eastern region. The also seeks compare with networking mentoring. Design/methodology/approach argument is based on relevant literature, authors' own knowledge through conducting research Arab world, informal interviews survey data conducted across Region. Findings clearly shows that balance remains traditional influence...

This article explores the entrepreneurial motivations of women entrepreneurs in United Arab Emirates. It analyses impact macro social forces and cultural values on motivation for entrepreneurship how post-materialism, legitimation dissatisfaction theories may explain these motives. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with local analyzed using an interpretive approach. The results illustrate Emirati navigate patriarchy their society, socio-economic realities, structural...

Purpose While multinational corporations appear to understand the importance of talent retention (TR) for maintaining their competitive advantage, they continue struggle identify and develop strategies retain talent. Thus, purpose this paper is explore how identified, more importantly, it retained within context a firm in France. Design/methodology/approach This study exploratory nature capitalizes on case methodology through which in-depth, open-ended interviews with partners managers were...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the research gap on Lebanese women managers and demonstrate how gender, work, family factors influence career advancement managers. Design/methodology/approach qualitative in nature. A total 32 in‐depth face‐to face interviews were conducted with Findings Interview data reveal that do not perceive gender‐centered as obstacles advancement. study used different terms describe impact their progression those found existing literature. Their...

In this paper, we apply insights from poststructuralist feminist theory to contribute entrepreneurial leadership. By drawing on 21 individual narratives with Lebanese women entrepreneurs, explore how they determine their status as leaders and establish identities. Although the factors of gender, sociocultural values, agency can be counteractive, it is that creates space for entrepreneurship provides them a means navigate structural inequalities. The entrepreneurs in study engage compliance,...

Purpose – Cross-cultural studies suggest that while organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and justice have received considerable attention in Anglo-Saxon contexts, the same cannot be claimed non-Western, Arab Middle Eastern contexts. The purpose of this paper is to attend knowledge gap by exploring OCB context Kingdom Saudi Arabia its relationship with justice. Design/methodology/approach In cognizance extant literature, study explores perceptions Arabian managers five conceptually...

This article explores the interplay of gender, cultural factors, Islamic teachings and agency in explaining barriers faced by women entrepreneurs United Arab Emirates (UAE). Adopting social constructionist interpretative approaches, this draws on in-depth interviews with 20 UAE to explore between macro socio-cultural values using Hofstede’s ( 2001 ) typology during their entrepreneurial careers. The findings suggest a considerable impact: one that starts family support extends huge...

Purpose The aim of this paper is to explore how Arab Muslim women entrepreneurs construe success, their identity as successful and the influence Islam on these construals in country-specific context Lebanon. Design/methodology/approach To achieve our aim, a qualitative interpretative methodology, drawing upon 25 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with was adopted. Findings Equipped Islamic feminism, experienced malleable resource. allowed them success at juncture lived experiences business...

Informed by Institutional Theory, this study adopts an exploratory, qualitative, in-depth interviews-based approach as it explores the self-reported career paths of 32 women managers in Lebanon. The results indicate that contrast with majority Western-based literature, traditional-organizational path comparison to contemporary patterns is still relevant, and continues exist for Lebanese they progress their managerial careers. At same time, findings suggest selectively adopt some aspects...

Drawing on institutional theory, this study gives voice to Arab women entrepreneurs. Through contextualization and in-depth, semi-structured interviews, I examine Lebanese entrepreneurs' conceptualizations of career success, the mechanisms they use realize it their overall awareness it. According findings, entrepreneurs experience success as an act disobedience against socially imposed cultural gender mandates. Furthermore, evolves a contextual, dynamic process that is culturally dependent...

Purpose – Few studies examine the career success of women in Arab Middle East. With that mind, purpose this paper is to explore conceptualizations managers Lebanon. Drawing on individual, behavioral, and structural approaches, study also investigates women’s approaches success. Capitalizing institutional theory (IT), current investigation accounts for complexity local context by illustrating how a diverse set socio-cultural values norms, constraints, individual agency impact overall...

This study explores how institutional contexts and digital technologies influence women's entrepreneurship emancipation potential in the conflict-laden, Arab country-specific context of Palestine. Drawing on insights from Institutional Theory literature, we capitalize in-depth, semi-structured online interviews with Palestinian women entrepreneurs. Accordingly, present empirical evidence demonstrating that while enabled to launch their enterprises, unsupportive confined them home-based,...

Background As the under-representation of women in management positions continues to persist globally, little is known about experiences healthcare sector context developing Middle Eastern nations. In an attempt address this knowledge gap, current study explores some barriers that hinder and enablers foster women's career advancement sector. To meet its objectives, uses a relational approach integrates macro socio-cultural, meso-organisational, micro-individual levels analysis. Methods...

In a bid to accelerate the modernization of its economic and social structures, Saudi Arabia has recently embarked on set ambitious reforms, including those aiming advance role women in economy society. This study explores both how extent which human resource (HR) managers are involved undertaking strategic advancing women’s careers amidst changing legislative mandates. so doing, we draw upon semi-structured interviews with HR capitalize resources management partnership model insights from...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the career success women in United Arab Emirates (UAE). examines interplay some macro-national and meso-organizational factors explaining micro-individual experiences success. Design/methodology/approach draws on in-depth interviews with 26 managers large private organizations UAE whether they experienced their careers as successful or not measures used operationalize Findings findings presented support use a multi-level research design...

Few studies have explored the professional training experiences of Arab women within contexts learning organisational cultures and relevant human resource development (HRD) practices. Capitalising on in-depth, face-to-face interviews, this study explores managers in Lebanon with learning. The findings demonstrate paucity opportunities for illustrate how discrimination gender-biased tension influence women's To overcome these barriers alleviate tension, Lebanese capitalise their agency...

Purpose The aim of this study is to fill a gap in the literature on job satisfaction Middle East, reflecting experience women managers from Lebanon. Design/methodology/approach A survey questionnaire was designed and administered sample banking sector. covered several aspects including objective, subjective, overall satisfaction. Findings Overall, findings revealed that respondents were satisfied with subjective their careers, but not objective ones. Work‐related factors seemed better...

In this study, we used the career construction theory (CCT) to examine effects of adaptability resources and adapting responses on readiness young adults in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Using data from a sample 635 senior business students at two universities, found that has positive impact measures including decidedness perceived employability. Our findings also indicate adaptability, as expected, predicts relevant adaptive within context intentions seek “Wasta” (using social connections...

While there has been extensive research investigating the antecedents of women's job satisfaction, majority it focused on Western women in developed countries. This study explores satisfaction a developing, Middle Eastern country context through an assessment personal demographics and their relative contributions to objective subjective aspects among managers. More specifically, we looked at impact age, education, tenure, marital status religious affiliation levels 346 managers services...

Purpose – Few studies consider the relationship between organizational justice (OJ) and trust in Non-western contexts. In an attempt to address this gap, purpose of paper is explore (OT) OJ Saudi Arabia. First, authors examine two foci whether immediate supervisor/manager correlated with organization. Second, test three widely used constructs aspects OT. Third, mediating role played by supervisor various Design/methodology/approach Using Social Exchange Theory, study reports responses 231...