An edited volume that takes a more practical look at the area of women in management, indicating the initiatives that leading edge organizations have implemented to support the career advancement of managerial and professional women.
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The perspectives brought together here provide a practical look at the impact and role of women in organizations. The volume explores the various initiatives that leading-edge organizations have implemented to support the career advancement of managerial and professional women, and analyses which measures worked, and which did not. The current directions in business that underpin changes in policies adopted for women managers are highlighted and linked to this discussion.
The contributions to the book come from leading scholars and researchers as well as human resource professionals responsible for implementing specific organizational efforts.
About the Author
Dr Ronald J. Burke is Professor of Organizational Behaviour in the School of Business, York University, Toronto. The author of many books, he was founding editor of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, and serves on the editorial board of several other journals. He previously held the Imperial Life Professorship in Organizational Behaviour and was a Senior Research Fellow at the National Centre for Management Research and Development.
Dr Debra Nelson is Professor of Management at Oklahoma State University. She is author of a number of books and journals, including Organizational Behavior: Foundations, Realities and Challenges (1997); Stress and Challenge at the Top: The Paradox of the Successful Executive; and Preventive Stress Management in Organizations (1997). She is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and the American Psychological Association.
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During the past two decades there has been a dramatic increase in the number of women who are pursuing managerial and professional careers (Fagenson, 1993). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ethnic minority women managers, working reduced load, gender diversity initiatives, actual job change, white women managers, workload arrangements, ethnic minority managers, minority woman manager, mothering approach, equitable workplace, fewer psychosomatic symptoms, women change jobs, organizational tolerance, women corporate officers, managerial advancement, managerial women, balanced responsibilities, women board directors, alternative work arrangements, family friendliness, visible assignments, advancing women, career anchors, future career prospects, workplace equality Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Academy of Management, Management Review, Bank of Montreal, Thousand Oaks, United States, San Francisco, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Sage Publications, Van Velsor, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Paul Chapman, American Psychologist, Management Today, Royal Bank Financial Group, Business Week, John Wiley, Journal of Small Business Management, Newbury Park, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Human Relations, Oxford University Press, American Psychological Association New!
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During the past two decades there has been a dramatic increase in the number of women who are pursuing managerial and professional careers (Fagenson, 1993). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ethnic minority women managers, working reduced load, gender diversity initiatives, actual job change, white women managers, workload arrangements, ethnic minority managers, minority woman manager, mothering approach, equitable workplace, fewer psychosomatic symptoms, women change jobs, organizational tolerance, women corporate officers, managerial advancement, managerial women, balanced responsibilities, women board directors, alternative work arrangements, family friendliness, visible assignments, advancing women, career anchors, future career prospects, workplace equality Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Academy of Management, Management Review, Bank of Montreal, Thousand Oaks, United States, San Francisco, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Sage Publications, Van Velsor, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Paul Chapman, American Psychologist, Management Today, Royal Bank Financial Group, Business Week, John Wiley, Journal of Small Business Management, Newbury Park, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Human Relations, Oxford University Press, American Psychological Association New!
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- Women in Management by Cary L.; Davidson, Marilyn J. Cooper on 10 pages
- Human Resource Management Made Simple, Third Edition by Alfred York on 6 pages
- Handbook of Career Theory by Michael B. Arthur on 5 pages
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2 Volume Set) (The International Library of Critical Writings in Psychology) by Cary L Cooper on 5 pages
- International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2000, Volume 15 by Cary L. Cooper on 5 pages
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