Women at the Top

Lieferzeit: Lieferbar innerhalb 14 Tagen

106,99 

Challenges, Choices and Change

ISBN: 0230252206
ISBN 13: 9780230252202
Autor: Coleman, Marianne
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: vi, 221 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.05.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

It presents their authentic voices talking about how they negotiated career challenges and choices and the factors that help them succeedAs well as the interviews, it draws on relevant international literature, an internet search for organizations that support women, a trawl of quality newspapers and the author’s long experience of researching in the field of women in leadershipThe book is a timely contribution to the debate about the absence of women on boards of directorsIt is situated in the context of a changing world for women, looking back at the experiences of the older women interviewed and forward to new styles of working that are more family friendly for both women and menThe stance taken in the book is positive but realistic, including chapters on reasons for success and barriers to progress as well as the challenge of family/ work balanceThe book ends with suggestions of practical ways forward for individuals and employersIt contains a fully annotated bibliography of international literature

Artikelnummer: 9055437 Kategorie:

Beschreibung

The authentic voices of sixty successful women, identify the challenges that they have faced in their careers and the ways in which they have overcome them. These include a male work culture and reconciling the demands of work and family. The 'glass ceiling' may have moved up a little, but it is still there.

Autorenporträt

MARIANNE COLEMAN Emeritus Reader in Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK, and was previously at the University of Leicester, UK. She has researched widely in the UK and internationally and has particular interest in gender and diversity issues in relation to leadership

Herstellerkennzeichnung:


Springer Verlag GmbH
Tiergartenstr. 17
69121 Heidelberg
DE

E-Mail: juergen.hartmann@springer.com

Das könnte Ihnen auch gefallen …