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Igbukolu, Ngozichukwu Vanessa (2022) The role of women in International Management: Challenges and Practices. a case study of women in top-level management in the Nigerian banking industry. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.
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Men and women had equal roles across the simple economic units of society in the pre-historic era. However, as time progressed to complex activities, men have been perceived to be superior to women. However, the perspective that men are more suited for specific roles has limited the chances women get concerning attaining top management roles. This study explains the roles women at the top management level play in the organisational performance of international banks in Nigeria. To adequately respond to this research question, the researcher employed the use of the quantitative method of research. Data was collected through questionnaires from twenty-one top female executives from major Nigerian banks. The study used a multiple regression method of analysis to determine how the role of women, the practice and leadership style, and the challenges of women in top-level management affect the firm, which are the independent variables that influence organisational performance, which is the dependent variable. Findings from this research indicate how the role of women, the practice and leadership style, and challenges of women in top-level management affect organisational performance. For instance, 85.7% of the respondents believed that women are limited by conscious societal barriers and prejudices regarding gender. In contrast, 90.5% of the respondents agreed that people advocate for women's time-consuming careers to be discouraged. The study suggests that the respective organisations would not disfavour their progress based on gender differences; however, being women executives requires additional effort to prove their capacity in playing the top-management roles.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Supervisors: | Name Email Deane, Ciara UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Organisational performance; top-level management; role of women; international management |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Banking H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Issues of Labour and Work > Classes of Labour > Women and Work |
| Divisions: | School of Business > Master of Science in International Business |
| Depositing User: | Tamara Malone |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2023 15:23 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2023 15:23 |
| URI: | https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/6368 |
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