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Henley Business School releases new research from Dr Elizabeth Houldsworth that shows women who took part in an MBA programme improved in all three areas of career capital, but most significantly in their work purpose, motivational energy, confidence, self-efficacy and identity.

The research demonstrates how the MBA might serve as an important step towards gender equality by supporting women in the development of careers in 91视频地址下载and management.

The research paper examines the impact of the MBA on the three dimensions of career capital (the qualities, knowledge and connections an individual possesses to progress at work) 鈥� knowing why, knowing how and knowing whom.

Findings reveal women reported increases in all three dimensions of career capital, with statistically significant gains in the 鈥榢nowing why鈥� aspect. The 鈥榢nowing why鈥� dimension of career capital describes the work purpose, motivational energy, confidence, self-efficacy and identity that an individual has in their career.

The other two dimensions of career capital, 鈥榢nowing how鈥� (the skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge needed for progression and success) and 鈥榢nowing whom鈥� (the beneficial connections and networks), also saw gains over the course of the MBA. Given that women are typically seen to be disadvantaged in terms of access to beneficial networks, it was particularly interesting that there was no difference between men and women in terms of their 鈥榢nowing-whom鈥� increase, lending credence to the view that MBA programmes can help support gender equality.

Dr Elizabeth Houldsworth, Associate Professor of Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour at Henley Business School and co-author of the research paper, said:

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The paper 鈥樷�� has been published in the International Journal, 鈥楽tudies in Higher Education鈥�. It contributes to career capital theory by considering how gender capital, drawn from feminist Bourdieusian scholarship, interacts with theories of social capital. Lessons from the pedagogy and learning design of the MBA can be applied to other programmes.

The paper is written with (Associate Professor of Educational Leadership & Management at the Institute of Education, University of Reading), Dr Richard McBain (formerly MBA Programme Director and External Tutor at Henley Business School) and Professor Chris Brewster (Professor of International Human Resources Management) at Henley Business School.

Findings of the research come from a survey of 129 female and 482 male MBA alumni.