The impact of women's representation on performance in project-based and non-project-based organizations

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Baker, Marzena, Ali, Muhammad and French, Erica. (2019). The impact of women's representation on performance in project-based and non-project-based organizations. International Journal of Project Management. 37(7), pp. 872-883. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2019.06.001
AuthorsBaker, Marzena, Ali, Muhammad and French, Erica
Abstract

Project-based organizations face challenges of increasing skill shortages and risks of reducing competitiveness and performance. Leveraging female talent can improve organizational competitiveness and outcomes. Drawing on the resource-based view of the firm and contingency theory, we predict that the impact of women in management on organizational performance will be stronger in project-based organizations than in non-project-based organizations. Using a sample of 932 private organizations and a longitudinal research design, this paper presents pioneering insights into the impact of women’s representation on organizational performance in project-based organizations. The results help refine the positive findings of past research and identify the moderating effect of industry type on the benefits of women’s representation on organizational performance. The relationship between women in management and organizational performance was positive in project-based organizations. For practitioners, the findings suggest that project-based organizations may need to consider how they increase their innovative capacity and address gender imbalances to capitalize on gender diversity benefits for organizational outcomes.

KeywordsWomen’s representation; Organizational performance; Project-based; Non-project-based; Resource-based view
Year01 Jan 2019
JournalInternational Journal of Project Management
Journal citation37 (7), pp. 872-883
PublisherElsevier Ltd. (UK)
ISSN0263-7863
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2019.06.001
Web address (URL)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263786318308780?via%3Dihub
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Page range872-883
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Online28 Jun 2019
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Accepted25 Apr 2019
Deposited20 Jun 2024
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Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
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