The emergence of Multinational business scenario in India has paved way for a tremendous growth in its Logistics sector. India is spending more in for its logistical activities more than the developed countries (SSKI). | Women career influencers in Indian logistics industry International Journal of Management IJM Volume 7 Issue 7 November December 2016 239 Article ID IJM_07_07_024 Available online at http ijm JType IJM amp VType 7 amp IType 7 Journal Impact Factor 2016 Calculated by GISI ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 IAEME Publication WOMEN CAREER INFLUENCERS IN INDIAN LOGISTICS INDUSTRY P. Uma Maheswari Research Scholar Alagappa Institute of Management Alagappa University Karaikudi Tamilnadu India Dr. R. Perumal Professor Directorate of distance education Alagappa University Karaikudi Tamilnadu India ABSTRACT The emergence of Multinational business scenario in India has paved way for a tremendous growth in its Logistics sector. India is spending more in for its logistical activities more than the developed countries SSKI . Witnessing the tremendous growth of the sector and its manpower requirements there exists still a skill gap that is unable to be matched. As a male-dominated industry women still find difficult to mark their excellence unlike the case of IT and other service industries. In recent years several major studies have demonstrated that having more female leaders board members managers and supervisors leads to better business outcomes including higher levels of productivity safety and improved financial returns PWC 2016 . It is being strongly perceived that women have so many factors that acts behind them especially in their career choice. In broad they can be classified as Environmental factors Opportunity factors and Personal factors Borchet 2002 . There are some more reasons added such as Job description Personality Social and Economic factors that hinders the career growth of Indian Women MADIKIZELA 2008 . This is a theoretical paper that attempts to categorize and understand the importance of each of the factors that affects the choice of women career with reference to the Indian Logistics
