Praise for the First Volume:
`This is a really important book for anyone who wants to find research references on equal opportunities for women in management′ – Management in Education
`I commend this book to managers of both sexes in the public and private sectors. There is much to stimulate effective action. Hopefully researchers will also heed the call for further studies′ – Women in Management Review
`I must first of all commend this volume as a very useful resource for women who are actually grappling with being managers, and for researchers in the field′ – International Review of Women and Leadership
The second volume of the successful Women in Management: Current Ressearch Issues provides an up-to-date review of findings pertaining to women in management, reflecting recent global changes.
An international group of contributors examines a broad range of contemporary issues facing women in management, as well as the individual, organizational and governmental consequences of these changes. Key topics covered include: global perspectives on women in busines career development issues including discussions of highflyers, networking and leadership; race and gender; the future of the glass ceiling; the increasingly popular ′management of diversity′ approach; masculinity of management issues; future organizational and governmental initiatives on women in management.
Tabella dei contenuti
Women in Management – Marilyn J Davidson and Ronald J Burke
Current Research Issues II
PART ONE: WOMEN MANAGERS AND ENTREPRENEURS: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
The Position of Women in Management in Europe – Susan Vinnicombe
French Women Managers – Jacqueline Laufer
A Search for Equality but Enduring Differences
Women Managers and Business Owners in New Zealand – Judy Mc Gregor and David Tweed
Women Entrepreneurs in the United States – Mary C Mattis
Women Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners in Norway and Canada – Astrid M Richardsen and Ronald J Burke
PART TWO: CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND HIGH FLIERS
Think Career Global, but Act Local – Cheryl Travers and Carole Pemberton
Understanding Networking as a Culturally Differentiated Career Skill
Women and Expatriation – Linda K Stroh, Arup Varma and Stacey J Valy
Revisiting Alder′s Findings
Feminine Leadership – Claartje J Vinkenburg, Paul G W Jansen and Paul L Koopman
A Review of Gender Differences in Managerial Behaviour and Effectiveness
Women Corporate Directors – Diana Bilimoria and Jane V Wheeler
Current Research and Future Directions
Lessons from the Careers of Successful Women – Barbara White
PART THREE: OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AND BLACK AND ETHNIC MINORITY ISSUES
Women, Work Stress and Health – Debra L Nelson and Ronald J Burke
Stress and the Unemployed Woman Manager – Sandra L Fielden and Marilyn J Davidson
A Comparative Approach
Refracted Lives – Ella Bell and Stella Nkomo
Sources of Discrimination between Black and White Women
Black and Minority Ethnic Women Managers in the UK – Reena Bhavnani and Angela Coyle
Continuity or Change?
PART FOUR: THE FUTURE: ORGANIZATIONAL AND GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
The Glass Ceiling – Gary N Powell
Explaining the Good and Bad News
The Business Case and the Management of Diversity – Catherine Cassell
Critical Studies on Men, Masculinities and Managements – David L Collinson and Jeff Hearn
Affirmative Action in Australia – Andrew Hede
Employment Equity at the Crossroads
Towards Short-Term Contract Cultures – Cary L Cooper
The Future Impact on Women in Management
Circa l’autore
Ronald J. Burke is Professor Emeritus of Organization Studies at Schulich School of Business, York University.
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