Attitude Towards Women Managers and Barriers in Their Career Advancement
The objective of this study is to examine the attitude of the management level of a local commercial bank and its relationship with the causal attribution towards women managers' career advancement. A survey research was conducted with the participation of 70 employees (both male and female...
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2001
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8147/1/GSM_2001_3_.pdf |
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| Summary: | The objective of this study is to examine the attitude of the management level
of a local commercial bank and its relationship with the causal attribution
towards women managers' career advancement.
A survey research was conducted with the participation of 70 employees (both
male and female) from the management level of a local commercial bank. The
sample of the respondents was based on simple random sampling. Structured
questionnaires using the six-point Likert - type scales were used to measure the
dependent and independent variables. The data collected were analyzed using
the SPSSPC software The frequency distribution and measures of central tendency were employed in
a descriptive analysis while the relationships between variables were analysed
by using the independent t-test and one way ANOVA.
The result reveals that more than half of the respondents (61.4%) have positive
attitude towards women managers. The gender role of individuals also plays an
important role in influencing the management level's attitude towards the
women managers. Majority of the respondents identified that internal
attributions for performance have a significant effects to the attitude towards
women managers.
The internal attributions for performance such as competence in doing a job
and the ability in doing job were found to have a significant effect on the
attitude towards women managers. Among the external factors investigated,
only the perception that the job was easy job has been identified as a factor
that affects the performance of women managers. Results of the ANOVA test
show that qualification is the only demographic variable that has a significant
influence on management's level attitude women managers.
The study concludes that gender, internal attributions for performance and
qualification contribute significantly to the management's attitude towards
women managers. From the findings, it is recommended that a proactive action need to be
taken to retain the women managers in the organization. A comprehensive
study covering factors such as psychological and sociological factors are also
recommended for future research to enrich the present literature |
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