Agency, structures and women managers' views of their careers in tourism

被引:16
作者
Carvalho, Ines [1 ,2 ]
Costa, Carlos [2 ]
Lykke, Nina [3 ]
Torres, Analia [4 ]
机构
[1] Laureate Int Univ, Univ Europeia, Estr Correia 53, P-1500210 Lisbon, Portugal
[2] Univ Aveiro, Dept Econ Management Ind Engn & Tourism, GOVCOPP, Campus Univ Santiago, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
[3] Linkoping Univ, Dept Themat Studies, SE-58183 Linkoping, Sweden
[4] Univ Tecn Lisboa, Higher Inst Social & Polit Sci, Rua Almerindo Lessa, P-1300663 Lisbon, Portugal
关键词
Women managers; women's careers; Agency; Structural conditions; Hotels and travel businesses; Portugal; HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY; GENDER; EDUCATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.wsif.2018.08.010
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Tourism is an important employer for women in many countries. However, despite this seeming 'women friendliness', women are still underrepresented at the top of tourism businesses. Previous research on women managers' careers in tourism has neglected the analysis of their careers in the light of new career concepts, such as the boundaryless career. Hence, in-depth semi-structured interviews were carried out with twenty-four female senior managers in Portuguese hotels and travel businesses, including entrepreneurs across a wide range of business sizes. The aim was to analyse these women's perspectives on how they have reached the top. It is concluded that women regard their careers as an outcome of their inherent characteristics, agency and a desire to seize challenges that lead to intrinsic satisfaction. They downplay the role of both structural enablers and structural barriers. This article analyses these issues from a boundaryless career model perspective and with a gender lens.
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