Motives and Strategies of Women Pursuing Careers in IT and HR Managerial Positions

• Autorzy: Celina Sołek-Borowska , Joanna Tabor-Błażewicz
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose - Despite more than 50 years of research into gender and work, the impact of women occupying managerial positions persists to be under-represented in mainstream human resource management (HRM) literature. The purpose of this article is to identify and explore the perceptions of women who decided to choose their career path either in IT or HR positions to explore their motivation, career strategies and success factors.

Design/methodology/approach - Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with women occupying either IT or HR managerial positions. The study included two datasets: (1) women representing managerial positions in IT and (2) women representing managerial positions in HR.

Findings - Women holding HR managerial positions took action to achieve the intended position in their dream industry since their studies. On the contrary, the choice of the IT industry was one undertaken by candidates with no previous IT experience. Because the IT sector is dominated by men, women in these positions still had to prove their competences.

Research limitations/implications - The research showed that women cannot be ignored in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) industry, and they prove a valuable resource for managerial positions in IT or HR departments in many sectors.

Originality/value - The research underpinned a new boundaryless career model for both HR and IT positions.
(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Professional career; Woman; Managerial staff; Human resources; Information Technology (IT)

PL

Kariera zawodowa; Kobieta; Kadra kierownicza; Zasoby ludzkie; Technologia informacyjna

• Czasopismo: Central European Management Journal
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: 31
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 241--257

Twórcy

autor

Celina Sołek-Borowska

• SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

autor

Joanna Tabor-Błażewicz

• SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

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DOI

10.1108/CEMJ-12-2021-0158