Competitive Frontiers: Women Managers in a Global Economy [Paperback]

Nancy Adler (Editor), Dafna N. Izraeli (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 1994

This volume brings together an international team of academics and practitioners to trace the changing nature of world business and its impact on the role of female managers. The book reviews the role of female managers working within their own countries, as well as those working across national boundaries. It takes a global perspective by looking at women managers in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America. Contributions are from countries worlwide including: Indonesia; Taiwan; Finland; Germany; Poland; and Zimbabwe.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This well-researched, comprehensive study, covering women managers in 21 countries on four continents, has long been needed. The editors, both academics and writers, present interviews with women managers working within their own countries, as well as those working across national borders; the interviews provide firsthand information about the changing nature of the global economy and the role of women managers in it. Women represent over 50 percent of the world's population, yet even in the United States, where 46 percent of the work force are female, only three percent of the senior executives are women. This hard-hitting book asks whether competitive firms can afford to continue to exclude half the available talent pool. Supportive statistical data and extensive references are included. A major resource and essential purchase for all business and women's studies collections. Highly recommended.
- Nancy Myers, Univ. of South Dakota Lib., Vermillion
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"This book is timely and valuable. Its global range alone makes it worth the attention of managers and researchers - women and men alike - who need to understand the role women can and should play in developed and developing economies. In exploring the cultural images of managers in numerous countries, and testing these against the realities of what actually constitutes leadership in the global economy, the book breaks new ground." Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School

"If you are concerned about your company's success in global competition - and I don't know any executive who isn't - this book is a must-read for you." James E. Preston, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Avon Products Inc.

"It is about managing human assets in a boundaryless, borderless world. Adler and Izraeli dare to link global competitive advantage of organizations with greater numbers of women in senior management roles. This is a book to be read by all global managers on the cutting edge of their industry. It will definitely open some eyes!" Mary Ann Von Glinow, President-Elect, Academy of Management, Professor of Management and International Business, Florida International University

The Human Resource field recognizes that achieving on edge in a very competitive global environment is dependent upon the ability to attract, retain and utilize the best talent available. This book goes beyond other publications in exposing the myths which have prevented many companies from fully utilizing talented women in their global workforce." Jerry LoPorto, Past President, International Personnel Association

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Product Details

• Paperback: 414 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557865108
• ISBN-13: 978-1557865106
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,244,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)