Effectiveness of gender equality initiatives in project-based organizations in Australia

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Baker, Marzena, Ali, Muhammad and French, Erica. (2019). Effectiveness of gender equality initiatives in project-based organizations in Australia. Australian Journal of Management. 44(3), pp. 425-442. https://doi.org/10.1177/0312896218805809
AuthorsBaker, Marzena, Ali, Muhammad and French, Erica
Abstract

Little is known about the impact of workplace gender equality initiatives in improving women’s representation. We assess their effectiveness on levels of women’s representation in Australian property and mining organizations. Derived from signaling theory, we propose and test a positive relationship between gender equality initiatives and women’s representation at management and non-management levels. Derived from contingency theory, we propose and test the moderating effect of women in top management teams on the abovementioned relationships. The hypotheses were tested using archival data from 358 organizations with a 2-year time lag. The findings partially support the main and moderating effect hypotheses. We discuss theoretical, research, and practical implications.

KeywordsGender equality initiatives; project-based organizations; top management team; women in management
Year01 Jan 2019
JournalAustralian Journal of Management
Journal citation44 (3), pp. 425-442
PublisherSAGE Publications Ltd
ISSN0312-8962
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1177/0312896218805809
Web address (URL)https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0312896218805809
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Accepted10 Sep 2018
Deposited22 May 2024
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Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
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