Women in Management

Ronald J. Burke is Professor Emeritus of Organization Studies at Schulich School of Business, York University.

Women in Management - Ronald J Burke and Marilyn J Davidson Current Research Issues PART ONE: NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE An Introductory Overview of Women in Corporate Management - Barbara Parker and Ellen A Fagenson Gender Cultures - Su Maddock and Di Parkin How They Affect Men and Women at Work Managerial Sex Typing - Virginia E Schein A Persistent and Pervasive Barrier to Women's Opportunities PART TWO: ISSUES IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT Turnover of Female Managers - Jeanne M Brett and Linda K Stroh Career Development among Managerial and Professional Women - Ronald J Burke and Carol A McKeen Career Development in Male and Female Managers - Rob Goffee and Nigel Nicholson Convergence or Collapse? Gender Bias in the Selection and Assessment of Women in Management - Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe Women as Managerial Leaders - Margaret Ferrario PART THREE: GENDER AND RELATIONSHIPS AT WORK The Social Construction of Relationships among Professional Women at Work - Robin J Ely Gender Differences in Communication and Behaviour in Organizations - Susan Schick Case Women and Sexual Harassment - Jeanette N Cleveland Work and Well-Being in US Organizations Changing Men and Changing Managements - Jeff Hearn Social Change, Social Research and Social Action PART FOUR: HOME-WORK CONFLICTS Work-Family Conflict, Social Support and Well-Being - Jeffrey H Greenhaus and Saroj Parasuraman Role Tensions and Dual-Career Couples - Suzan Lewis Variations in Career and Family Involvement over Time - Mary Dean Lee Truth and Consequences PART FIVE: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMMES Organizational Initiatives in the USA for Advancing Managerial Women - Mary C Mattis Affirmative Action in Australian Organizations - Robin Kramar Implementing Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Programmes in Belgium, France and The Netherlands - Monique Chalude, Attie de Jong and Jacqueline Laufer Opportunity 2000 - Valerie Hammond Good Practice in UK Organizations

`This book is well suited for graduate courses in gender issues, and is a useful literature update for researchers working on gender issues. One of its strengths is its ability to stimulate critical thinking about the underlying structural issues in organizations and society' - Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 'This is a really important book for anyone who wants to find research references on equal opportunities for women in management' - Management in Education ' I commend this book to managers of both sexes in the public and private sectors. There is much to stimulate effective action. Hopefully researchers will also heed the call for further studies' - Women in Management Review 'I must first of all commend this volume as a very useful resource for women who are actually grappling with being managers, and for researchers in the field' - International Review of Women and Leadership