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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816836303321

Titolo

Developments in gender and management research in central and eastern Europe / / guest editors Beverly Dawn Metcalfe and Marianne Afanassieva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2005

ISBN

1-280-50922-8

9786610509225

1-84544-445-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (84 p.)

Collana

Women in management review ; ; v.20, no. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

AfanassievaMarianne

MetcalfeBeverly Dawn

Disciplina

658.4/09082

Soggetti

Businesswomen

Women executives

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Editorial advisory board; Introduction; The Czech women in the labour market: a European comparison; East German women in management; Gendered management in Hungary: perceptions and explanations; Gendered dilemmas of the work-life balance in Hungary; Bookshelf; About the authors;

Sommario/riassunto

There is limited scholarship that has considered gender, management and organizational analysis in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The restructuring of state socialism which began in the 1980's with perestroika marked the start of industrial re-organisation across post-socialist states with large scale privatisation, worker layoffs and the development of managerial strategies away from centralised planning systems. These political and economic developments combined with globalisation, the internationalisation of work practices, increased foreign investment and business development