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Key success factors for women in management in Turkey

dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.contributor.kuauthorAycan, Zeynep
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteCollege of Social Sciences and Humanities
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T23:11:44Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the factors that influence women's career advancement in Turkey. Despite the fact that women are well represented in scientific and professional jobs, they occupy only 4 per cent of top management positions in Turkey. This paper reports the results of two studies. The first study aimed at investigating the socio-cultural context by identifying gender-role stereotypes and attitudes towards women's career advancement. A total of 318 male and female respondents filled out a questionnaire assessing attitudes towards women in management. The second study was qualitative and explored the key perceived success factors affecting women's career development through in-depth interviews with 52 high and middle-level women managers in 27 different organisations. The results are discussed under three categories: individual, organisational, and family-related factors. Findings show that the key success factors for women managers are their self-confidence and determination to achieve their career objectives. Next comes support from the family and organisations. The most significant barrier seemed to be the cultural norms toward gender roles.
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dc.description.issue3
dc.description.openaccessNO
dc.description.publisherscopeInternational
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEuN/A
dc.description.volume53
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1464-0597.2004.00180.x
dc.identifier.eissn1464-0597
dc.identifier.issn0269-994X
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-3042771038
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2004.00180.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/9684
dc.identifier.wos222096700007
dc.keywordsAttributions
dc.keywordsAdvancement
dc.keywordsPerformance
dc.keywordsGender
dc.keywordsMen
dc.keywordsAttitudes
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Psychology-An International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectApplied
dc.titleKey success factors for women in management in Turkey
dc.typeJournal Article
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