Publicação
Women’s leadership trajectories in consulting firms in Germany – exploring the multifaceted factors shaping leadership pursuit across career stages
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão | pt_PT |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Rodrigues, Filipa Rocha | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hummer, Eva-Maria | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-02T08:47:49Z | |
| dc.date.embargo | 2028-01-30 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-01-30 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2024-12-15 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Women are underrepresented in leadership roles in Germany's consulting industry. This thesis examines the factors influencing their pursuit of these roles across career stages through qualitative interviews with 40 women from various consulting firms, using the GIOIA methodology. Four dimensions emerged: societal factors, individual drivers, organizational context, and relational influence. Early-career leadership access depends on elite education and financial support, while mid-career aspirations decline due to firm-specific flexibility barriers. Gendered networking norms and a scarcity of female role models hinder leadership development and expectations. These findings reveal barriers to gender parity and provide a foundation for driving change. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.tid | 203990722 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10362/187367 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.relation | UID/ECO/00124/2013 | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Women in leadership | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Consulting firms | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Career stages | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Leadership pursuit | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Qualitative research | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | GIOIA methodology | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Women’s leadership trajectories in consulting firms in Germany – exploring the multifaceted factors shaping leadership pursuit across career stages | pt_PT |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | embargoedAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | masterThesis | pt_PT |
| thesis.degree.name | A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Master’s degree in Management from the Nova School of Business and Economics | pt_PT |