Perceptions of chilly IT organizational contexts and their effect on the retention and promotion of women in IT

Proceedings of the ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 108-113

  Roldan, Malu ^a   Soe, Louise ^b   Yakura, Elaine K ^c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Careers of women in IT; Organizational climate; Organizational culture; Retention and promotion of women in IT

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CAREERS OF WOMEN IN IT; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; RETENTION AND PROMOTION OF WOMEN IN IT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 2942656959     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/982372.982399     Document Type: Conference Paper

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