This dissertation considers that increasing Female Labour Force Participation (FLFP) can highly contribute during the recovery process of an economy in crisis and how the Cyprus job market has changed from pre to post crisis resulting in a high demand for jobs today.
High demand for jobs means that employers have a surplus of potential candidates to select from and therefore it can be assumed that they will be inclined to selecting candidates that can work under the terms of the employer. In most cases, the demographic that is most likely be able to live up to those terms are the men in the Cyprus labour force.
While beneficial in the short-run in respect of keeping HR budgets low, the dissertation questions how this may impact companies in the long-run in terms of job satisfaction and performance.
Assessment of the level of Work Life Balance (WLB) offered by corporate organisations is determined through primary and secondary forms of research and investigates whether or not it correlates to the lack of female decision-makers and the Gender Pay Gap in Cyprus. It identifies that the gender discrimination in the workplace in Cyprus does very much still exist namely due to traditionalist corporate cultures that are still in place as well as examining limitations imposed on women in terms of achieving senior roles in the workplace.
The rationale for primarily determining the current existence of these problems is to bring another assumed problem to the table of which that is the lack of flexible work options that Cyprus has on offer and in turn how opening the doors to more FLFP can benefit the private sector's performance in the market and in turn vastly contribute in terms of profitability to a recovering economy.
Table Of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Abstract
List of Abbreviations:
1 Chapter One: Introduction & Dissertation Concept
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Research Background & Dissertation Concept
1.3 Research Questions & Objectives
1.4 Relevance of the Topic to the Current Cyprus Economic Situation
1.5 Scope of Research - Limitations & Delimitations
1.6 Thesis Structure
2 Chapter 2: Literature Review & Analysis
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Cyprus Pay Gap & The Glass Ceiling - Relevant Sources
2.3 Culture Background of Cyprus - Relevant Sources
2.4 The Demand for Increased Work Life Balance - Relevant Sources
2.5 Flexibility in the Workplace - Relevant Sources
2.6 Job Satisfaction in the Workplace from a Contextual Approach
2.7 Job Satisfaction in the Work Place from a Processing Approach
3 Chapter 3: Methodology
3.1 The Participants of the Study
3.2 The Collection of Data - The Mixed Method Approach
3.3 Structure of the Survey Questionnaire
3.3.1 Section 1
3.3.2 Section 2
3.3.3 Section 3
3.3.4 Section 4
3.4 Evaluation of Results
3.5 Interpretation of the Results
3.5.1 Ontological Analysis - Comparison of Variables
3.5.2 Epistemological - Interpreting Qualitative Data
3.6 Presentation of the Questionnaire
4 Chapter Four: Results
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Primary Quantitative Data
4.3 Primary Qualitative Data
4.3.1 Opinions Regarding Equality at Work
4.3.2 Opinions Regarding Flexibility
4.3.3 Opinions Regarding Negative Cultural Influences
5 Chapter Five: Analysis of Results
5.1 Analysis of Quantitative Findings
5.2 Analysis of Qualitative Findings
5.2.1 First Trend
5.2.2 Second Trend
6 Chapter Six: Discussion
6.1 Introduction: Factors Affecting Female Labour Participation
6.2 Cultural Background
6.3 Shared Values & Beliefs in the Workplace in Cyprus
6.4 A Changing Work Culture?
6.5 Flexibility at Work
6.6 Is Flexibility a Need?
6.7 Increasing Job Satisfaction Increases Job Performance
6.8 Economic Benefits
7 Chapter Seven: Recommendations
7.1 Introduction & Discussion
7.2 Case study: Germany
7.3 Case Study: United Kingdom
8 Chapter Eight: Conclusions
8.1 The Increased Demand for Work Life Balance
8.2 Are certain cultural elements of Cyprus a barrier to the implementation of a healthier Work Life Balance strategies at work?
9 References
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