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A study of the career development and aspirations of women in middle management
Author(s) -
Wentling Rose Mary
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.3920070306
Subject(s) - face (sociological concept) , middle management , career development , human resources , human resource management , management development , public relations , sample (material) , middle level , management , business , psychology , sociology , marketing , political science , social psychology , economics , social science , engineering , work (physics) , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography
Abstract This article reports the results of a study on the career development and aspirations of women in middle management positions in business firms. The major research method was individual case studies, which relied on face‐to‐face interviews with a sample of thirty women in middle management positions in fifteen Fortune 500 companies. The studies revealed the factors most pertinent to their success and the barriers that have most frequently hindered their career development or progression. The studies also disclosed that the majority aspire ultimately to attain top management positions and believe it is either very realistic or somewhat realistic that they will succeed, initiatives that HRD professionals and corporate leaders can take to maximize the human resource of women managers are also suggested.