Quarterly Journal of Social Development
(Previously Human Development)

Quarterly Journal of Social Development (Previously Human Development)

Explaining the Impact of Social-Cultural Context and Law Protection on Career progression with Emphasis on the Islamic Iranian Life Style (Case Study: Social Security Organization)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
1 Associate Professor, Department of Business Management,, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran
2 PhD in Marketing, Department of Business Management, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
3 PhD in Marketing, Department of Business Administration, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
Abstract
The number of women in the workplace has increased in recent years. But women have not made much progress in management and high-level careers.The aim of this study was to explaining the impact of social-cultural context and law protection on career progression with emphasis on the islamic Iranian Lifestyle. Methods in this study was quantitative approach that this study was conducted using a survey technique. The data collecting tool was questionnaire. The statistical population consists of 1540 employees of the General Department of Social Security in East Tehran, including 305 people who were selected using Krejcie and Morgan table using a simple random sampling method. Hypotheses test with using structural equation modeling and pls software. Based on the results, women's readiness for promotion of senior management, law protection and Islamic -Iranian lifestyle is related to the of women's career progression. Social-cultural context is related to women's readiness for promotion of senior management and readiness for promotion is related to Islamic Iranian lifestyle. Women's readiness for promotion and islamic Iranian lifestyle has no significant relationship with progress of the women's work through the moderating role of law protection. Also, the results of the coefficient of determination (R2) showed that the independent variables could explain 83% of the changes in women's career advancement.
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