Women's voice: A new theory for characterizing the nature of female employee behavior

• Project/Area Number: 24K16417
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
• Research Institution: Yokohama National University
• Principal Investigator: YANG YUNYUE 横浜国立大学, 大学院国際社会科学研究院, 准教授 (00881905)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: employee voice / gender

Outline of Research at the Start

In a highly competitive business environment, employee voice is critical to organizational success. Existing employee voice studies overlook female employees, limiting insight into their behavior. With more women in the workforce, especially in leadership positions, understanding their unique perspectives is critical to organizational competitiveness. This research aims to explore the voice of female employees by examining their psychological characteristics to fill research gaps and support the creation of inclusive work environments that increase overall competitiveness.