A meta-analysis of women professional evolution in sports leadership
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Author(s)Chaymaa LotfyLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1618-3780
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Yasmina Bennis BennaniLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4815-9905
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Annie CornetLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5015-5532
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.21(4).2023.04
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Article InfoVolume 21 2023, Issue #4, pp. 38-51
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The underrepresentation of women in sports leadership positions raises significant concerns regarding equality and diversity. This study aims to explore the relationship between sports leadership and gender. The objective is to understand and highlight the individual, organizational, and societal factors hindering women’s progress in sports leadership roles. This paper identified 32 publications out of 157 selected references through the systematic literature review (SLR) method. The results of this meta-analysis reveal that despite their active involvement in sports, women remain inadequately represented in leadership roles. In fact, women face several challenges, including sexism, underestimation of their skills, and associating them with family constraints. Consequently, it becomes imperative to take concrete measures to promote gender equality and an equal professional development environment for both genders. Several areas for future studies could deepen the understanding of sports leadership and gender, including cross-linguistic comparisons, intersectional perspectives, longitudinal analyses, a study of male dynamics, technological impact, the evaluation of organizational policies and practices, as well as cultural comparisons.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)J16, D87, L83
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References37
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- Figure 1. Process of selection and exclusion of articles in the databases
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- Figure 5. Word cloud generated from the French corpus
- Figure 6. Word cloud obtained from the English corpus
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- Table 1. Number of documents in the corpus
- Table 2. Approaches and data analysis in English references
- Table 3. Approaches and data analysis in Francophone research
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The growth strategies of a global pharmaceutical company: a case study of Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited
Problems and Perspectives in Management Volume 15, 2017 Issue #1 (cont.) pp. 248-259 Views: 2645 Downloads: 2929 TO CITE АНОТАЦІЯGiven the rapid and sustained growth of Aspen over the past decade, the main aim of this study is to identify and analyze the growth strategies, adopted by Aspen over the period from 2004 to 2014. The research method used was a descriptive study through a single case study of Aspen by analyzing secondary data in the form of publicly available company reports and presentations, as well as financial results, issued between 2004 and 2014. The study finds that, guided by strategic and visionary leadership, Aspen adopted a number of growth strategies including (i) organic growth, as a key factor in creating incremental value for Aspen and its stakeholders, (ii) inorganic growth, in the form of carefully planned and well executed acquisitions, aligned to the Group strategy, (iii) extending territorial coverage through global expansion, particularly into emerging pharmaceutical countries, and (iv) ongoing investment in production capabilities as a means of achieving a strategic advantage. Despite the challenges of intense competition, restrictive legislation, pressure on medicine prices, currency volatility and market specific risks, Aspen has delivered double-digit earnings growth to its shareholders for 16 consecutive years.
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The effect of leadership and organizational culture on employee performance that is educated by motivation (study on the implementation empowerment programs in Jayapura city)
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Siti Aisjah
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.17(1).2019.23
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Mohammed Jabbar Hadi ,
Ahmed Abdullah Amanah
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.18(3).2020.39
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