Failure to transform the role of qualifications in changing the demographic profile of managers in South African workplaces
OUTPUT TYPE: Conference or seminar papers
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): J.R.Vass
KEYWORDS: DEMOGRAPHY, LABOUR FORCE, MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK, TRANSFORMATION
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 5150
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5533
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5533
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): J.R.Vass
KEYWORDS: DEMOGRAPHY, LABOUR FORCE, MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK, TRANSFORMATION
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 5150
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5533
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5533
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Abstract
The key purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which formal qualifications profiles may explain the dominance of white males in the managerial profession. It draws on data from labour force surveys from 1998-2005.-
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