Kemp, Linzi, Mathias, Megan  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8072-1331 and Raji, Maryam
2018.
Representative bureaucracy in the Arab Gulf states.
International Journal of Public Sector Management
32
(5)
, pp. 230-246.
10.1108/IJPSM-07-2017-0198
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Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this study was to apply the lens of representative bureaucracy to women’s representation at management level in governments and government-owned companies in Arab Gulf States, and to consider the implications for government stability, legitimacy and performance. Design/methodology/approach Data were analysed of the numbers of men and women in management positions (#8936), of government and government-owned companies (#846), for the six countries of the Arab Gulf states. Analyses were conducted on the presence/absence of women in management for ten industry types. Findings Governments and government-owned companies in the Arab Gulf states were identified as hybrid (public/private) institutions. Women were found to be underrepresented at management levels in public sector bureaucracy; women clustered in a narrow range of industries; all countries returned a high result of zero female managers in these industries. Research limitations/implications This research is limited by data collected from a single source, ‘Eikon’, which is a commercial database. The implication of these results is a benchmark for future studies on women’s representation at management level in governments and government-owned companies of Arab Gulf countries. Practical implications The practical implication of this study is for concerted government intervention to address gender inequality in management of governments and government-owned companies across the Arab Gulf states. Originality/value This is the first study of representative bureaucracy in Arab Gulf states, and extends the theory of representative bureaucracy to a new geographical and cultural context. There is value in application of representative bureaucracy to government and government-owned companies as a regional form of hybrid public-private organisation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Business (Including Economics) |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Publisher: | Emerald |
| ISSN: | 0951-3558 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 26 June 2018 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2022 07:15 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/114448 |
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