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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817490903321

Titolo

Gender issues in multinational corporations / / guest editors, Nailin Bu and Carol McKeen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2002

ISBN

1-280-47975-2

9786610479757

1-84544-727-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (52 p.)

Collana

Women in management review ; ; v.17, no. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

BuNailin

McKeenCarol

Disciplina

658.409082

Soggetti

Women executives

Women - Employment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abstracts & keywords; Introduction; Attitudes toward women as managers: sex versus culture; Same ticket, different trip; Evidence of back-home selection bias against US female expatriates; Repatriation of female executives; Bookshelf; News

Sommario/riassunto

The issue of gender is especially complex and challenging for multinational corporations(MNCs). First, these firms must operate in countries where the cultural norms and legal frameworks regarding the roles of women in the workplace, home and society differ significantly from those of their home countries.