Managers as change agents: the glass ceiling in British business
Thesis title: | Managers as change agents: the glass ceiling in British business |
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Author: | De Ruiter, Maya |
Thesis type: | Diploma thesis |
Supervisor: | Ryška, Tomáš |
Opponents: | Martínez, Felipe |
Thesis language: | English |
Abstract: | The glass ceiling continues to negatively impact minorities in business in the UK, 40 years after the term was coined. It is fair and there is value in working towards eliminating the impact the glass ceiling continues to have. Managers are identified as viable candidates to act as change agents regarding the change surrounding the elimination of the glass ceiling. Therefore, this research investigates how managers, as change agents, can aid the elimination of the glass ceiling in British business. This investigation is done through a thorough review of literature, followed by exploratory, ethnographically inclined collection of expert perspectives on the glass ceiling, change agents, managers, and the combination of those concepts to eliminate the glass ceiling. The result was a conceptual model of how managers could employ certain practices and change management strategies to help eliminate the glass ceiling at their company. |
Keywords: | Glass ceiling; Change agent; Managerial practices; Managers; Change management |
Thesis title: | Managers as change agents: the glass ceiling in British business |
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Author: | De Ruiter, Maya |
Thesis type: | Diplomová práce |
Supervisor: | Ryška, Tomáš |
Opponents: | Martínez, Felipe |
Thesis language: | English |
Abstract: | The glass ceiling continues to negatively impact minorities in business in the UK, 40 years after the term was coined. It is fair and there is value in working towards eliminating the impact the glass ceiling continues to have. Managers are identified as viable candidates to act as change agents regarding the change surrounding the elimination of the glass ceiling. Therefore, this research investigates how managers, as change agents, can aid the elimination of the glass ceiling in British business. This investigation is done through a thorough review of literature, followed by exploratory, ethnographically inclined collection of expert perspectives on the glass ceiling, change agents, managers, and the combination of those concepts to eliminate the glass ceiling. The result was a conceptual model of how managers could employ certain practices and change management strategies to help eliminate the glass ceiling at their company. |
Keywords: | Glass ceiling; Change agent; Managers; Managerial practices; Change management |
Information about study
Study programme: | Ekonomika a management/Management |
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Type of study programme: | Magisterský studijní program |
Assigned degree: | Ing. |
Institutions assigning academic degree: | Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze |
Faculty: | Faculty of Business Administration |
Department: | Department of strategy |
Information on submission and defense
Date of assignment: | 6. 1. 2020 |
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Date of submission: | 26. 8. 2020 |
Date of defense: | 17. 9. 2020 |
Identifier in the InSIS system: | https://insis.vse.cz/zp/72092/podrobnosti |