Examines the underlying assumptions that companies make about the role of women in international management. Based on … numerous studies, explodes some of the traditional myths about women expatriates: that they do not want to be international … managers and that foreign prejudice against women renders them ineffective. However, another myth – that companies hesitate to …

Examines managerial and professional women′s participation in a variety of education, training and development … activities and the usefulness and impact of such activities. Managerial women rated developmental relationships (sponsors …

Proposes that the promotion decision‐making process contributes to the differential advancement of women and men in … organizations. Compares the actual promotions of 13 women and 16 men at a company known for its diversity practices. Finds that … bosses are more hesitant to promote women and require them to demonstrate personal strength and to prove themselves …

Proposes that women will not make significant advances in American businesses unless the focus shifts from a … women in management to help explain the current management development paradigm that fails to recognize diversity among … women. Makes a case for increasing organizational education about racial and gender similarities and differences which are …

Examines the effectiveness of management development programmes for women to determine if these programmes are …; reducing negative prejudice against women; and helping women to advance into and through the ranks of management. Three types …

A number of top executive women were interviewed to determine their beliefs concerning the needs of women for …

continuation of the discriminatory system against women. By looking at the backgrounds and status of the existing female managers …

Examines the subject of the glass ceiling for women managers and empirical research within a Metropolitan District … Council. Looks at the causes of, effects of, and solutions to, the glass ceiling for women managers within an organisation in … the UK. Concludes that the glass ceiling for women managers is a complex phenomenon. The results of the empirical research …

This study demonstrated that women EMBA graduates experience broadened perspectives. They “think more broadly … was on the development of women managers from specialist perspectives to a more integrated generalist perspective …