Women in management [[electronic resource] ] : current research issues : volume II / / Marilyn J. Davidson and Ronald J. Burke

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827575503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : SAGE, 2000
• ISBN: 9781446219775 (e-book); 9780761966029 (hbk.); 9780761966036 (pbk.); 9786612559501; 0-85702-223-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 309 p.) : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): DavidsonMarilyn; BurkeRonald J
• Disciplina: 331.481658
• Soggetti: Women executives; Women - Employment; Businesswomen
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1: Women in Management: Current Research Issues Volume II -- Part I. Women managers and entrepreneurs - a global perspective -- 2: The Position of Women in Management in Europe -- 3: French Women Managers: A Search for Equality but Enduring Differences -- 4: Women Managers and Business Owners in New Zealand -- 5: Women Entrepreneurs in the United States -- 6: Women Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners in Norway and Canada -- Part II. Career development and high fliers -- 7: Think Career Global, but Act Local: Understanding Networking as a Culturally Differentiated Career Skill -- 8: Women and Expatriation: Revisiting Adler's Findings -- Feminine Leadership – A Review of Gender Differences in Managerial Behaviour and Effectiveness -- 10: Women Corporate Directors: Current Research and Future Directions -- 11: Lessons from the Careers of Successful Women -- Part III. Occupational stress and black and ethnic minority issues -- 12: Women, Work Stress and Health -- 13: Stress and the Unemployed Woman Manager – A Comparative Approach -- 14: ; Refracted Lives: Sources of Disconnection between Black and White Women -- 15: Black and Ethnic Minority Women Managers in the UK – Continuity or Change? -- Part IV. The future - organizational and government initiatives -- 16: The Glass Ceiling: Explaining the Good and Bad News -- 17: The Business Case and the Management of Diversity -- 18: Critical Studies on Men, Masculinities and Managements -- 19: Affirmative Action in Australia: Employment Equity at the Crossroads -- 20: Towards Short-Term Contract Cultures: The Future Impact on Women in Management -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Following on from the successful Women in Management: Current Research Issues, this volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of current international research findings pertaining to women in management, reflecting recent global changes and issues. Like its predecessor, this volume brings together an international group of eminent academics, who review the major contemporary issues facing women in management, as well as the individual, organizational, and governmental consequences of these changes. Women in Management: Current Issues in Research II will be a vital resource for scholars and students in management, business, occupational psychology, industrial sociology, and gender studies. In addition, related work groups such as Personnel, Occupational Management, Management Consultants, and Trainers, as well as Trade Unionists should find this book essential to read.