Handbook of Gender and Work

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-7619-1355-9
Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 676 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1438 g

The Handbook of Gender and Work provides a comprehensive overview and synthesis of the literature and knowledge about gender and work. It equips the reader with a solid understanding of where we stand on gender and work issues and what the next directions for research and assessment will be. Under the skilled leadership of editor Gary N. Powell, an outstanding group of multidisciplinary and international researchers and scholars deliver their summary and analysis of current research and their views on how gender and work intersect along a variety of societal, economic, interpersonal, and organizational paradigms.

Topics include:

* Gender gap in earnings

* Sex segregation of occupations

* Romantic relationships in organizational settings

* Stress and work

* Affirmative action

* Sexual harassment

* Mentoring

* Women as leaders

* The glass ceiling

* Women entrepreneurs

* Corporate masculinity

* Gender and ethnicity

* Gender bias in hiring and evaluating

The Handbook of Gender and Work will be an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and professionals interested in increasing their understanding of gender-related phenomena that occur in the workplace. Anyone seeking guidance for dealing with specific situations that arise as a result of the influence of gender, or in identifying useful directions for future, will want to own a copy of this Handbook!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Powell, Gary N.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Gary N Powell
Examining the Intersection of Gender and Work
PART ONE: GENDER AND OTHER IDENTITIES
Sex and Gender in the New Millenium - Karen Korabik
The Color and Culture of Gender in Organizations - Bernardo M Ferdman
Attending to Race and Ethnicity
PART TWO: THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT
Gender and the Changing Nature of Work - Cary L Cooper and Suzan Lewis
Gender and Service Delivery - Barbara A Gutek, Bennett Cherry and Markus Groth
On the Gendered Substructure of Organization - Mark Maier
Dimensions and Dilemmas of Corporate Masculinity
The Gender Gap in Earnings - Patricia A Roos and Mary Lizabeth Gatta
Trends, Explanations and Prospects
The Sex Segregation of Occupations - Jerry A Jacobs
Prospects for the 21st Century
PART THREE: ORGANIZATIONAL, GROUP AND INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES
Gender Bias in Interviewers' Evaluations of Applicants - Laura M Graves
When and How Does It Occur?
Gender Influences on Performance Evaluations - Kathryn M Bartol
Group Gender Composition and Work Group Relations - Pamela S Tolbert, Mary E Graham and Alice O Andrews
Theories, Evidence and Issues
Gender Effects on Social Influence and Emergent Leadership - Linda L Carli and Alice H Eagly
`Re-Viewing' Gender, Leadership and Managerial Behavior - D Anthony Butterfield and James P Grinnell
Do Three Decades of Research Tell Us Anything?
Global Leaders - Nancy J Adler
Women of Influence
A Multiperspective Framework of Sexual Harassment - Lynn Bowes-Sperry and Jasmine Tata
Reviewing Two Decades of Research
Romantic Relationships in Organizational Settings - Gary N Powell and Sharon Foley
Something to Talk About
PART FOUR: CAREERS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE
Gender and Careers - Linda K Stroh and Anne H Reilly
Present Experiences and Emerging Trends
Reflections on the Glass Ceiling - Gary N Powell
Recent Trends and Future Prospects
Gender and Mentoring Relationships - Belle Rose Ragins
A Review and Research Agenda for the Next Decade
Women Entrepreneurs - Dorothy Perrin Moore
Approaching a New Millenium
Research on Work, Family and Gender - Jeffrey H Greenhaus and Saroj Parasuraman
Current Status and Future Directions
Stress and the Working Woman - Marilyn J Davidson and Sandra Fielden
PART FIVE: ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES
Affirmative Action - Alison M Konrad and Frank Linnehan
History, Effects and Attitudes
Impacts of Diversity and Work-Life Initiatives in Organizations - Sharon A Lobel
PART FIVE: CONDUCTING FUTURE RESEARCH
Methodological Issues in Conducting Research on Gender in Organizations - Elizabeth A Cooper and Susan M Bosco

Über Autor(innen)

Powell, Gary N.
Gary N. Powell, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Management at the University of Connecticut. He is author of Gender in Management (6th ed.), Gender and Leadership, Making Work and Family Work: From Hard Choices to Smart Choices, and Managing a Diverse Workforce: Learning Activities (3rd ed.), and the editor of Handbook of Gender and Work. He is an internationally recognized scholar and educator on gender, diversity, and work-family issues in the workplace. His graduate course on women and men in management won an award on innovation in education from the Committee on Equal Opportunity for Women of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). He has won the University of Connecticut School of Business Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (four times) and Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. He has received the University of Connecticut President’s Award for Promoting Multiculturalism.
He has served as Chair of the Women in Management Division (now Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division) of the Academy of Management and received both the Janet Chusmir Service Award for his contributions to the division and the Sage Scholarship Award for his contributions to research on gender in organizations. He has received the Richard Whipp Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Academy of Management for his contributions to business and management research in the United Kingdom (UK). He has received the Ellen Galinsky Generative Researcher Award of the Work and Family Researchers Network and was also named as a Top Ten Extraordinary Contributor for his contributions to work and family research. He has served as Distinguished Scholar at Lancaster University Management School in Lancaster, UK. He has published over 120 articles in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Personnel Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Human Relations; contributed over 30 chapters to edited volumes; and made over 180 presentations at professional conferences. He is a Fellow of the British Academy of Management, Academy of Social Sciences, and Eastern Academy of Management. He has served on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Management and as President of the Eastern Academy of Management. He has served as co-editor of a special issue of Academy of Management Review on work-life theory and on the editorial board of Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Human Relations, and Academy of Management Executive
Prior to joining the faculty at UConn, he worked at General Electric (GE), graduating from its Manufacturing Management Program. At GE, he designed and implemented automated project scheduling systems as well as systems for inventory control, materials procurement, and so on. He has provided management training and development for many companies, including Webster Financial Corporation, The Hartford Financial Services Group, The Implementation Partners (TIP), GE Capital, General Signal, Apple Computer, Monroe Auto Equipment, Allstate, and CIGNA and has conducted numerous other workshops.
He holds a doctorate in organizational behavior and a master’s degree in management science from the University of Massachusetts and a bachelor’s degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).