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Unpacking the ‘Bamboo Ceiling’ Effect from an Emotions Perspective and Examining Potential Solutions through Mentors and Role Models.

dc.contributor.author Yustantio, Jessica en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-15T08:44:02Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-15T08:44:02Z
dc.date.issued 2021 en_US
dc.description.abstract The ‘bamboo ceiling’ is a metaphorical term used to explain the underrepresentation of Asians in leadership positions. This includes the individual, cultural and organisational barriers and challenges that Asians encounter on their way to attaining higher-level positions in Western organisations. The aim of this thesis is to provide a more informed understanding of the bamboo ceiling effect and to shape research questions that are of priority areas for knowledge sharing. Chapter 1 introduces the thesis topic and presents a review of the literature on the bamboo ceiling effect. In examining the literature, I synthesise the major findings in the literature, and subsequently gain further insight into under-examined areas. I pool together a series of research questions to guide the subsequent empirical studies (Chapter 2 and Chapter 3) that help explain the bamboo ceiling effect and its potential solutions. Chapter 2 focuses on the lack of knowledge in explaining the bamboo ceiling effect through an emotions perspective—namely, the mediating effect of perceived ability to manage emotions as a way to understand the differences in the leadership promotability of male and female Asian and Caucasian leaders. Chapter 3 addresses the limitations in the field to investigate potential solutions to eliminate the bamboo ceiling. This chapter presents the effect of race of mentors and role models through a two-wave field study, and applies signaling theory and similarity attraction paradigm to highlight the potential benefits for Asians of having a Caucasian mentor and an Asian role model towards their self-perceived leadership promotability. Chapter 4 presents the thesis’ overarching theoretical and practical contributions, alongside limitations and future research proposals. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/70834
dc.language English
dc.language.iso EN en_US
dc.publisher UNSW, Sydney en_US
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 en_US
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ en_US
dc.subject.other Examinning potential solutions en_US
dc.subject.other Bamboo Ceiling effect en_US
dc.subject.other Emotions en_US
dc.subject.other Mentors en_US
dc.subject.other Role models en_US
dc.title Unpacking the ‘Bamboo Ceiling’ Effect from an Emotions Perspective and Examining Potential Solutions through Mentors and Role Models. en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dcterms.accessRights open access
dcterms.rightsHolder Yustantio, Jessica
dspace.entity.type Publication en_US
unsw.accessRights.uri https://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
unsw.date.embargo 2023-05-24 en_US
unsw.description.embargoNote Embargoed until 2023-05-24
unsw.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/2272
unsw.relation.faculty Business
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Yustantio, Jessica, Management, UNSW Business School, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.school School of Management *
unsw.thesis.degreetype PhD Doctorate en_US
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