Senior female international managers : why so few? / Margaret Linehan.
By: Linehan, Margaret
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BookPublisher: Aldershot : Ashgate, 2000Description: ix, 216 p. ; 23 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0754612007.Subject(s): Women executives | Sex discrimination against womenDDC classification: 658.409082 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An examination of why there are so few women in international management posts. It discusses cultural, legislative, educational, work-family, corporate and attitudinal barriers; the lack of female role models; and the impact of gender on the careers of international female managers.
Bibliography: (pages 200-213) and index.
Introduction -- Barriers to women in management -- Working at senior management level: Empirical evidence -- Challenges for female international managers: Further evidence -- A model and propositions for the female international managerial career move.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of Tables and Figures (p. viii)
- Acknowledgements (p. ix)
- 1 Introduction (p. 1)
- 1.1 Introduction (p. 1)
- 1.2 The Role of Women in Management (p. 2)
- 1.3 International Human Resource Management (p. 5)
- 1.4 European Human Resource Management (p. 7)
- 1.5 Rationale for the Study (p. 11)
- 1.6 Research Focus of the Study (p. 15)
- 1.7 The Interview Pool (p. 16)
- 1.8 The Sample (p. 17)
- 2 Barriers to Women in Management (p. 24)
- 2.1 Cultural, Legislative, Educational, Work-Family, Corporate, and Attitudinal Barriers (p. 27)
- 2.2 Mentoring, Tokenism, and Networking (p. 42)
- 2.3 Sexual Harassment (p. 46)
- 2.4 Career Development (p. 50)
- 2.5 Additional Barriers for Female International Managers (p. 54)
- 3 Working at Senior Management Level: Empirical Evidence (p. 63)
- 3.1 Breaking the Glass Ceiling (p. 63)
- 3.2 Mentors (p. 73)
- 3.3 Tokenism and Lack of Female Role Models (p. 80)
- 3.4 Networking (p. 87)
- 3.5 Male/Female/Individual Style of Management (p. 93)
- 3.6 Career Planning (p. 99)
- 4 Challenges for Female International Managers: Further Evidence (p. 105)
- 4.1 The Trailing Spouse (p. 105)
- 4.2 International Career Versus Relationship and Childbearing Conflicts (p. 114)
- 4.3 Characteristics of an International Manager (p. 125)
- 4.4 The International Transfer Cycle (p. 132)
- 4.4.1 Selection and Preparation for Managerial Expatriation (p. 132)
- 4.4.2 The Assignment Period Abroad (p. 136)
- 4.4.3 Re-entry (p. 140)
- 4.5 Do Female Managers Want International Careers? (p. 144)
- 4.6 The Impact of Gender on Female Managers' International Careers (p. 154)
- 5 A Model and Propositions for the Female International Managerial Career Move (p. 163)
- 5.1 A Model of the Senior Female International Career Move (p. 164)
- 5.2 Recommendations for Practice (p. 193)
- 5.3 Agenda for Further Research (p. 196)
- Bibliography (p. 200)
- Index (p. 214)