INTRODUCTION In the last few decades, the number of women entering managerial roles has been steadily increasing in Canada. This purports to the fact that men, who historically held all managerial positions, will increasingly face competition with their female counterparts in the rivalry to obtain leadership roles. ... In other words, the role of leadership has expanded to encompass more abilities than just supervisory and management skills. ... In their results, Van Engen et al. (2001) found no gender difference in the predicted leadership styles. ... These studies strongly suggest tha...

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Aspects such as meaningfulness of tasks within the role, aspects of feelings towards the role, individual perceived performance levels, the amount of effort given by employees and the level of employee satisfaction with aspects such as working environment, co-workers and management. ... Employee engagement is defined by Kahn as "the harnessing of organisational members' selves to their work roles; in engagement, people employ and express themselves physically, cognitively and emotionally during role performances" (Kahn, W.A. 1990). ... Engagement - Definition Kahn (1990), was credited wit...

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Furthermore, there is strong evidence that our brains may play a role in how we obtain, achieve and problem solve. ... If they did have a position, it was presumably as secretary, assistant, or some other "behind-the-scenes" role. ... In more and more families and in business in general, gender is becoming a "non-issue". As roles increasingly change on the home front, the business world will soon mirror the changes taking place in the family structure. Nelton also urges women in leadership roles to not lose sight of the bottom line. ...

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Many people are in roles that have no bearing on their life interests, so while they may be exceptionally good at their jobs, there is no anchor to that position. ... Job sculpting could possibly mean that all roles in an organization can be filled by people whose life interest correspond in some measure to the tasks they perform. ... The role of an HR department The role of the Human Resources department has changed over the years. ... Clearly, the role of an HR department must be much more that Stewart's 80% administration. ... A structured approach may be time limiting, however the wr...

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Narrow definitions of diversity concern race, gender, and ethnicity, whereas broader definitions of diversity refer to all differences among people. (Lewis et al., 2000: 107 sited Nkomo and Cox, 1996) Diversity is not only represented by race, age and gender, but other parameters, including religion, education, sexual orientation, personality type and other characters which may be invisible. ...

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Hence, they provide stiff competition especially since locals now prefer domestic companies which "can offer more senior roles" (Dewhurst et al. 2012). ... Diversity is generally defined as acknowledging, understanding, accepting, valuing, and celebrating differences among people with respect to age, class, ethnicity, gender, physical and mental ability, race, sexual orientation, spiritual practice, and public assistance status (Green et al. 2002). ...

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The needs and expectations of a diverse workforce can vary by organizational and functional levels, location, ethnicity, and gender (HRM, 2001). ... An important role for senior management is to provide leadership through development of a vision and goals for a diverse workplace (HRM, 2001). ...

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The needs and expectations of a diverse workforce can vary by organizational and functional levels, location, ethnicity, and gender (HRM, 2001). ... An important role for senior management is to provide leadership through development of a vision and goals for a diverse workplace (HRM, 2001). ...

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Employee job satisfaction can be influenced by a number of factors including the behaviour of the supervisor, peer and supervisor's communication skills, organisational policies, gender issues (Bass, 1990). ...

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