Factors Influencing Career Advancement of Thai Female Foreign Service Officials: The Mediating Effect of Readiness and the Moderating Role of Gender-Role Attitudes.

Autor: Gunaseelan, Orathai Phubunlap, Virakul, Busaya, Piriyakul, Montree, Russ-Eft, Darlene F.
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Zdroj: International Journal of Public Administration; Feb2024, Vol. 47 Issue 3, p141-158, 18p
Abstrakt: Study objectives were to (a) investigate influences of personal attributes, family support, and organizational support on female career advancement; and (b) examine the mediating effect of readiness and the moderating role of gender-role attitudes on those influential paths. Samples are female foreign-service officials from six Thai public organizations. Explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was used by questionnaire of 299 respondents and semi-structured interviews of 15 participants. Questionnaire data were analyzed by SEM, Sobel's z-test, and a conditional effect of PROCESS Model 1, whereas triangulation technique analyzed semi-structured interview data. Results demonstrated multiple factors, influencing female career advancement in the Thai context, and provided theoretical, practical, and social implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index