IMPACT OF GLASS CEILING ON WOMEN EMPLOYEES IN HOSPITALS

Abstract

The study was designed to focus on the effect of glass ceiling on women employees in hospital sector of Karaikudi district in Tamil Nadu. The conceptual framework was outlined was to identify how various factors of glass ceiling affects organizational performance. After reviews, the study was proceeded with following factors; Psychological, Individual, functionality, and Organizational. The correlation analyses illustrated that there was a positive relationship among considered variables. Hence regression analysis was performed to find an expression for the same. The result of regression illustrated the organizational performance of women employees were the functions of individual and functionality factor. Further path analysis demonstrates there exists mediating effect, i.e., individual factor influencing functionality factor and functionality factor, in turn, influencing organizational performance significantly over the direct effect of an individual factor on organizational performance.