Networking behaviours and managers` career success in the Malaysian public service : the moderating effect of gender.

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the relationships between networking behaviours objective and subjective career success, and the moderating role of gender on these relationships among Malaysian public sector managers. Design/methodology/approach: The study utilised a cross-sectional design and s...

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Main Authors: Mohd Rasdi, Roziah, Garavan, Thomas N., Ismail, Maimunah
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28999/
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author Mohd Rasdi, Roziah
Garavan, Thomas N.
Ismail, Maimunah
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description Purpose: This paper aims to examine the relationships between networking behaviours objective and subjective career success, and the moderating role of gender on these relationships among Malaysian public sector managers. Design/methodology/approach: The study utilised a cross-sectional design and surveyed 288 randomly selected public sector managers who were employed full-time. Findings: Increasing internal visibility was the only form of networking that related to both monthly gross incomes and subjective career success. Gender did not moderate the relationships between networking behaviours and the career success measures. Research limitations/implications: The public sector and cultural contexts of the study may limit the generalisability of the findings. However, the paper did find that the measures used were appropriate and valid. Practical implications: The study highlights the importance of internal networking and the value of training managers in networking skills. Originality/value: The study contributes to the emerging literature on the career success of managers in non-Western countries.
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spelling upm-289992015-10-08T06:23:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28999/ Networking behaviours and managers` career success in the Malaysian public service : the moderating effect of gender. Mohd Rasdi, Roziah Garavan, Thomas N. Ismail, Maimunah Purpose: This paper aims to examine the relationships between networking behaviours objective and subjective career success, and the moderating role of gender on these relationships among Malaysian public sector managers. Design/methodology/approach: The study utilised a cross-sectional design and surveyed 288 randomly selected public sector managers who were employed full-time. Findings: Increasing internal visibility was the only form of networking that related to both monthly gross incomes and subjective career success. Gender did not moderate the relationships between networking behaviours and the career success measures. Research limitations/implications: The public sector and cultural contexts of the study may limit the generalisability of the findings. However, the paper did find that the measures used were appropriate and valid. Practical implications: The study highlights the importance of internal networking and the value of training managers in networking skills. Originality/value: The study contributes to the emerging literature on the career success of managers in non-Western countries. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28999/1/Networking%20behaviours%20and%20managers.pdf Mohd Rasdi, Roziah and Garavan, Thomas N. and Ismail, Maimunah (2013) Networking behaviours and managers` career success in the Malaysian public service : the moderating effect of gender. Personnel Review, 42 (6). pp. 684-703. ISSN 0048-3486 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/PR 10.1108/PR-07-2010-0117 English
spellingShingle Mohd Rasdi, Roziah
Garavan, Thomas N.
Ismail, Maimunah
Networking behaviours and managers` career success in the Malaysian public service : the moderating effect of gender.
title Networking behaviours and managers` career success in the Malaysian public service : the moderating effect of gender.
title_full Networking behaviours and managers` career success in the Malaysian public service : the moderating effect of gender.
title_fullStr Networking behaviours and managers` career success in the Malaysian public service : the moderating effect of gender.
title_full_unstemmed Networking behaviours and managers` career success in the Malaysian public service : the moderating effect of gender.
title_short Networking behaviours and managers` career success in the Malaysian public service : the moderating effect of gender.
title_sort networking behaviours and managers` career success in the malaysian public service : the moderating effect of gender.
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