Sanford, Heather L (2020) Experiences millennial women have used to improve their opportunities for leadership roles in construction. DM thesis, Colorado Technical University, USA.
Abstract
Women are significantly underrepresented in the construction industry. Their active participation in leadership in this same industry is even more diminished. Creation of a conceptual framework helped identify current theories and topics affecting Millennial women attempting to achieve leading positions. The present study aimed to identify strategies used successfully by Millennial women currently holding leadership positions in the construction industry. For this purpose, a sample of nine Millennial women leaders in the residential construction industry in the Denver-metro area provided data about their experiences. Data collection occurred through recorded telephone interviews consisting of eight open-ended questions created to elicit the lived experiences of these participants. Analysis of the data transpired first through a closed coding method and then again through open coding, an iterative process focused on keywords and ideas from each interview. The results of the analysis identified four significant and three prominent strategies. Millennial women looking to grow their careers in industries considered nontraditional for females should try the following approaches. They should become involved in the industry, ask questions, learn more about the business, build work relationships, portray a can-do attitude, seek help from others, and be both seen and heard. The findings of this phenomenological study might assist Millennial women looking for tactics to improve their leadership options in industries like home-building and construction. Organizations seeking to grow Millennial women into leaders may also find this information helpful.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Hughes, Kelly |
| Index terms: | interview, strategy, career, leadership role, conceptual framework, phenomenological study, women, residential construction, option, construction industry |
| Subjects: | theoretical framing, leadership, professional development, methods and analysis, construction integration, management, industry analysis, decision analysis, sociology, data collection methods |
| Topics: | Information Management, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Human Resources, Risk Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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