Career psychology factors as antecedents of career success of women academics in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorLouw-Potgieter, Johaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRiordan, Sarahen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:36:45Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:36:45Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
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dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 168-180).
dc.description.abstractThe difference in career success among male and female academics is welldocumented and a number of qualitative studies have offered explanations about the challenges faced by women academics. This study provided an empirical investigation into the relationship between selected career psychology variables and the career success of women academics in South Africa. This research employed organisational theory to explain career success. The impact of work centrality, motivation, career anchors and self-efficacy on career success was examined. Care-giving responsibility was included as a moderating variable on work centrality. The examination of career theory and the testing of these particular career variables in relation to the career success of academic women have not been conducted before in South Africa. Other studies in the field have typically been qualitative in nature or have focused on explanations why women are often unsuccessful in academia. Those few studies that address success amongst academic women have been conducted outside of South Africa and thus offer findings from a different context. This study builds on this previous body of knowledge by examining the constructs empirically.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRiordan, S. (2007). <i>Career psychology factors as antecedents of career success of women academics in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Management Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5873en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRiordan, Sarah. <i>"Career psychology factors as antecedents of career success of women academics in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Management Studies, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5873en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRiordan, S. 2007. Career psychology factors as antecedents of career success of women academics in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Riordan, Sarah AB - The difference in career success among male and female academics is welldocumented and a number of qualitative studies have offered explanations about the challenges faced by women academics. This study provided an empirical investigation into the relationship between selected career psychology variables and the career success of women academics in South Africa. This research employed organisational theory to explain career success. The impact of work centrality, motivation, career anchors and self-efficacy on career success was examined. Care-giving responsibility was included as a moderating variable on work centrality. The examination of career theory and the testing of these particular career variables in relation to the career success of academic women have not been conducted before in South Africa. Other studies in the field have typically been qualitative in nature or have focused on explanations why women are often unsuccessful in academia. Those few studies that address success amongst academic women have been conducted outside of South Africa and thus offer findings from a different context. This study builds on this previous body of knowledge by examining the constructs empirically. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Career psychology factors as antecedents of career success of women academics in South Africa TI - Career psychology factors as antecedents of career success of women academics in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5873 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5873
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRiordan S. Career psychology factors as antecedents of career success of women academics in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Management Studies, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5873en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Management Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherManagement Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleCareer psychology factors as antecedents of career success of women academics in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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