Beverley Webster
Biographic Data
| ID | 6183679 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beverley Webster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beverley |
| FAMILY NAME | Webster |
| SIGNATURE | WEBSTER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hong Kong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Travelling a thousand miles
Contact Reduces Transprejudice
This paper examines the relationship between Hong Kong Chinese people's contact with transgender/transsexual (TG/TS) people and attitudes toward transgenderism and transgender civil rights, based on Allport's Contact Hypothesis. The term transprejudice is introduced to refer to the negative valuing, stereotyping and discriminatory treatment of TG/TS people. Data are presented from a population-based survey with a random sample of 856 Hong Kong Ch…
Measuring Hong Kong Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Towards Transpeople
Gender, age and self‐employment
Purpose This paper aims to investigate age and gender differences in initial motivations for starting a business. What is not known, however, is whether the initial motivations for starting the business are different for older people and whether any gender differences exist. Historically, women were “pushed” rather than “pulled” into business ownership, but more recent studies have indicated that, overall, many women now actively choose self‐empl…
Small business and online training in Australia
This paper investigates small business employers’ willingness to participate in online training based on survey of 716 Western Australian small business employers. The results indicate that those small business employers with aspirations towards business growth and who are existing Internet users are more likely to participate in online training than those without growth aspirations
Gender issues in home‐based businesses
This paper reports on the difference between men and women's motivations for going into business and why they choose to operate their business from home. Reports the views of the operators regarding community attitudes towards home‐based businesses. Data was collected from a self‐administered survey distributed by post, from home‐based business operators in two local government areas in Western Australia. Two focus groups verified the findings of…
The Changing Face of Disability Legislation, Policy and Practice in Ireland
In the early 1990s, disability legislation, policy and provision in Ireland experienced seismic changes. These were brought about by international influences and by a concerted effort on the part of the centre-left government in office at that time. A ‘bottom-up’ approach was applied in order to uncover the experiences and identify the needs of people with disabilities throughout the country. Emanating from this, a Report published by the Commiss…
Measuring Hong Kong Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Towards Transpeople
Travelling a thousand miles
Small business and online training in Australia
This paper investigates small business employers’ willingness to participate in online training based on survey of 716 Western Australian small business employers. The results indicate that those small business employers with aspirations towards business growth and who are existing Internet users are more likely to participate in online training than those without growth aspirations
The Changing Face of Disability Legislation, Policy and Practice in Ireland
In the early 1990s, disability legislation, policy and provision in Ireland experienced seismic changes. These were brought about by international influences and by a concerted effort on the part of the centre-left government in office at that time. A ‘bottom-up’ approach was applied in order to uncover the experiences and identify the needs of people with disabilities throughout the country. Emanating from this, a Report published by the Commiss…
Gender issues in home‐based businesses
This paper reports on the difference between men and women's motivations for going into business and why they choose to operate their business from home. Reports the views of the operators regarding community attitudes towards home‐based businesses. Data was collected from a self‐administered survey distributed by post, from home‐based business operators in two local government areas in Western Australia. Two focus groups verified the findings of…
Small business and online training in Australia
This paper investigates small business employers’ willingness to participate in online training based on survey of 716 Western Australian small business employers. The results indicate that those small business employers with aspirations towards business growth and who are existing Internet users are more likely to participate in online training than those without growth aspirations
Gender, age and self‐employment
Purpose This paper aims to investigate age and gender differences in initial motivations for starting a business. What is not known, however, is whether the initial motivations for starting the business are different for older people and whether any gender differences exist. Historically, women were “pushed” rather than “pulled” into business ownership, but more recent studies have indicated that, overall, many women now actively choose self‐empl…
Measuring Hong Kong Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Towards Transpeople
Contact Reduces Transprejudice
This paper examines the relationship between Hong Kong Chinese people's contact with transgender/transsexual (TG/TS) people and attitudes toward transgenderism and transgender civil rights, based on Allport's Contact Hypothesis. The term transprejudice is introduced to refer to the negative valuing, stereotyping and discriminatory treatment of TG/TS people. Data are presented from a population-based survey with a random sample of 856 Hong Kong Ch…
Travelling a thousand miles
Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Family Business Performance and Succession (2 works)