Shattering the Glass Ceiling: The Woman Manager [Paperback]

Marilyn Davidson (Author), Cary L Cooper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 28, 1992

Shattering the Glass Ceiling is a positive and constructive source of reference directed at women in management, or about to go into management. It aims to:

· Highlight the major problems and pressures of being a woman in business and management.

· Describe the individual and organizational consequences.

· Relate research findings to the needs of women in management.

· Propose recommendations for changes in corporate, union and legislative policies in order to change attitudes and behaviour.

· Highlights the future economic necessity for business and industry to use the talents of all its workforce regardless of gender.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`This is a positive book illuminating many issues on this urgent topic' - Women in Management Review

`An excellent read and one that I highly recommend to any women contemplating a management post or to those already working in management' - Nursing Standard

`I recommend this as essential reading for all those responsible for employing women (including employers at Board level)' - The Women Returner's Network

About the Author

Cary L. Cooper is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health. He is the author/editor of over 120 books (on occupational stress, women at work and industrial and organizational psychology), has written over 400 scholarly articles for academic journals, and is a frequent contributor to national newspapers, TV and radio. He is currently Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior and Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal Stress & Health. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, The Royal Society of Arts, The Royal Society of Medicine, The Royal Society of Public Health, The British Academy of Management and an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Cooper is past President of the British Academy of Management, is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute and one of the first UK based Fellows of the (American) Academy of Management (having also won the 1998 Distinguished Service Award for his contribution to management science from the Academy of Management). In 2001, Cary was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his contribution to occupational safety and health.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd (May 28, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853961329
• ISBN-13: 978-1853961328
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,090,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)