A Study On Women Career Progression In It Organizational Support As A Mediator

Abstract

An increasing emphasis on women participation in the workforce and the emergence newlineof women career progression to the highest level of the management has be come the newlinepoint of active debate in India. There is a substantial argument among the researcher newlineand the industry leads, on the significance of organizational support on women career newlineprogression. This study tries to identify the possible outcomes by exploring the mediating newlineeffect of organizational support, especially in the Information Technology (IT) newlineindustry, on key determinants (career commitment, self efficacy, social support and newlineprofessional identity) and the indicators of women career progression (career satisfaction newlineand work-life balance). From the existing literature, conceptual frame work and newlinehypothesis were formed. The conceptual frame work predicts that organizational support newlinemediating effect on the key determinants and key indicators. Data were collected newlineusing a survey instrument from the IT companies in and around Chennai. The measurement newlinemodel was tested using confirmatory factor analysis(CFA) and the hypothesis newlineformulated were tested using structural equation modeling(SEM). The findings showed newlinesignificant support for the hypothesized framework. The support extended by the organization newlinewas fully mediated for the variables (career commitment,social support and newlineprofessional identity) and found to be partially mediating the variable Self efficacy. Result newlinediscussion, implications and future scope of research are also discussed. newline