Women in Management: Current Research Issues Volume II / Edition 1

by Marilyn Davidson, Ronald J Burke

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761966036
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/02/2000
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Ronald J. Burke is Professor Emeritus of Organization Studies at Schulich School of Business, York University.

Table of Contents

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