Women Who Succeed

Strangers in Paradise
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-32825-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3747 g

The number of women in senior management remains stubbornly low. Women Who Succeed examines the real life experiences of forty-six senior women who have 'made it' into senior management. It considers the strategies that these women adopted, the support they received and the relationships they formed in building their careers.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Durbin, Susan

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
2. Strangers in Paradise? Women, Work and Management
3. Through the Glass Ceiling and Beyond: getting in/getting on
4. Who Supports Senior Women? The role of mentors
5. Who Inspires Senior Women? Role Models
6. Who Connects with Senior Women? Networking
7. Conclusions and Future Directions
References

Über Autor(innen)

Susan Durbin is Associate Professor in Employment Studies at the University of the West of England, UK. She researches gendered employment, specifically women in male dominated jobs and industries and has published her work in a number of academic journals and edited collections. She is an Associate Editor of the journal Gender, Work and Organization and works closely with organisations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.