Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Forging careers around the world - role models for women in top management from five leading economies -- 2 Chinese women: Strong through flexibility and global mindsets -- 3 Chinese women in Europe: The conflict between fitting in and meeting their own performance...

"How would you compare what you expected of board service versus the reality?" "What do you want to say to lifelong learners of corporate governance?" Compiling wisdom and practical knowledge from interviews with over 40 board directors, spanning board chairs and CEOs at public companies,...

Information is the basis for independent directors to make correct decisions. The study found that the participation of independent directors in the shareholder meetings would help them to obtain more real information and curb the excessive risk taking phenomenon of firms caused by agency...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: An Overview of the Hotel Industry -- Chapter 3: The Nature of Managerial Work -- Chapter 4: Managerial Skills and Competencies -- Chapter 5: Leadership -- Chapter 6: Human Resources Management -- Chapter 7: Hospitality Education -- Chapter 8: Diversity and...