Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
Researchers from the UK found three major barriers to women’s promotion in engineering: They were: Promotions come to those who are widely known, to those who have a higher status and to those who conform to the ideal worker ideology. In all three categories they are more likely to be men.
Originality/value
The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.
Subject
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management