Motives and strategies of women pursuing careers in IT and HR managerial positions

IF 1.3 Q3 MANAGEMENT Central European Management Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-19 DOI:10.1108/cemj-12-2021-0158
C. Sołek-Borowska, Joanna Tabor-Błażewicz
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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.
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妇女从事信息技术和人力资源管理工作的动机和战略
目的尽管对性别和工作进行了50多年的研究,但女性担任管理职位的影响在主流人力资源管理文献中的代表性仍然不足。本文的目的是确定和探索那些决定选择IT或人力资源职位职业道路的女性的看法,以探索她们的动机、职业策略和成功因素。设计/方法/方法对担任信息技术或人力资源管理职位的妇女进行了20次半结构化访谈。该研究包括两个数据集:(1)代表IT管理职位的女性和(2)代表人力资源管理职位的妇女。研究结果自研究以来,担任人力资源管理职务的女性采取行动,在她们的梦想行业中实现预期职位。相反,信息技术行业的选择是由以前没有信息技术经验的候选人做出的。由于信息技术部门由男性主导,担任这些职位的女性仍然需要证明自己的能力。研究局限性/影响研究表明,女性在科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)行业中不容忽视,她们被证明是许多部门IT或人力资源部门管理职位的宝贵资源。创意/价值这项研究为人力资源和IT职位提供了一种新的无边界职业模式。
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