Women in management : current research issues. Volume II / [edited by] Marilyn J. Davidson and Ronald J. Burke.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"One of the great social paradoxes of the past two decades involves the massive influx of women into the managerial ranks yet the continuation of inequality in both employment and family responsibilities. Women now represent over 40% of the workforce in most Western countries and will be an even more significant component in the future. Organizations, however, have been slow to capitalise on the potential of their women employees. In particular, they have frequently left undeveloped the human resource provided by their competent, promising female managers. To remain competitive, organizational leaders must recognise the valuable resource that women represent in management and administrative positions and use them effectively. Managers at all levels need to develop the attitudes and expertise to make full use of their female managers and professionals. Research can provide a recognition of these major issues involved and an understanding of how to deal with them, so that managers will become more effective in their roles." "The overall aim of this book is to present a comprehensive overview of the current international research findings concerning women in management. The international group of eminent contributors highlight the major barriers and problems facing managers, discuss the individual and organizational consequences and recommend organizational and legislative changes"--Jacket.

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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 McGregor 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;

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