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HRM Comparing Men`s and Women`s

Article Critique : Comparing Men 's and Women 's Definition of Success

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Introduction

The diversity of life is present in numerous societal constructs and with increased globalization it has become an important concept in the 21st century . The world is moving towards accepting and embracing social diversity and especially with regards to gender and culturally based differences between men and women . Mahdavi (2010 ) sets out to explore such gender differences with respect to an element which has not been widely researched . In carrying

out this research study , Mahdavi (2010 seeks to compare men 's and women 's definition of success . The research study uses quantitative methods and after collecting data from participants the analysis concludes that there exists no significant difference between men 's and women 's perception of success

Literature Review

Mahdavi (2010 ) builds up the research study from a background of previous studies on gender differences and how they are culturally perceived . Furthermore , as pointed out by Cahill , Haier

White , and Fallon et al (2001 ) men and women process emotions differently and it is this fact that women and men may either possess similar or different definitions of success . Indeed , this very element has become quite vital in international human relations management as it serves as a basis for organizational decision making processes . As asserted by Carlier , Dries and Pepermans (2008 ) while constructing models of career success such factors need to be considered . In addition to this leadership behaviors in the corporate world are...

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