Examines gender differences in communication patterns within a single, large, professional services firm. Considers nine specific sources of information, falling under three broad categories (interpersonal, official company publications, informal). Respondents indicated how much information they...

This exploratory study examined satisfactions and work experiences of managerial and professional women as a function of the gender composition of their organizations. Gender composition considered both the number of women (predominantly women, 50% women, predominantly men) and their location...

This manuscript examines the use of corporate women's groups to achieve a more level organizational playing field. It first reviews the literature on the use of such groups to bring about change, considering such topics as the origins, purposes, membership, structure, and benefits of such groups...

The topic of workaholism in organizations has received considerable attention in the popular media although our understanding of it is still quite limited. Most definitions of workaholism convey the notion of singular commitment to work to the detriment of extra‐work activities. This study,...

This study investigated a series of hypotheses stemming from Ibarra's (1993) proposed conceptual framework for understanding differences between women's and men's interpersonal networks. Using a sample of 112 managers, we examined differences between women's and men's network structural...

This study examined the relationship of female and male psychologists perceptions of organizational values supportive of work‐personal life balance and their work experiences, work and non‐work satisfactions, and psychological well‐being. Data were collected from 458 Australian...

A United Nations report in 1980 on women's roles in society concludes with the following comments:

With more women now working than ever before, there is also an enormous growth in younger women's entering many of the formerly male‐dominated jobs, including the field of management. In the USA, with the strongest legislation affecting the employment of women, 23.6 per cent of managers and...

Executives today are bombarded on all sides by the need to adapt and keep up to date with constantly changing information and work. This need is necessitated by the rapid and often violent thrust of technological change. The information explosion and dynamic changes stimulated by the...

The growth in microelectronics and its likely impact in a wide variety of industries in the near future offers us a great opportunity not only in becoming more productive and efficient but also in improving the quality of life at work. In many European countries where this micro‐processing...