Advancing Women's Careers Research in Practice

The perspectives brought together here provide a practical look at the impact and role of women in organizations. The volume explores the various initiatives that leading-edge organizations have implemented to support the career advancement of managerial and professional women, and analyses which measures worked, and which did not. The current directions in business that underpin changes in policies adopted for women managers are highlighted and linked to this discussion. The contributions to the book come from leading scholars and researchers as well as human resource professionals responsible for implementing specific organizational efforts.

Dr Ronald J. Burke is Professor of Organizational Behaviour in the School of Business, York University, Toronto. The author of many books, he was founding editor of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, and serves on the editorial board of several other journals. He previously held the Imperial Life Professorship in Organizational Behaviour and was a Senior Research Fellow at the National Centre for Management Research and Development.

Dr Debra Nelson is Professor of Management at Oklahoma State University. She is author of a number of books and journals, including Organizational Behavior: Foundations, Realities and Challenges (1997); Stress and Challenge at the Top: The Paradox of the Successful Executive; and Preventive Stress Management in Organizations (1997). She is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and the American Psychological Association.

List of Figures

vii

List of Tables

viii

Contributors

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

Part I Overview

1

(50)

Advancing Women in Management: Progress and Prospects

3

(12)

Ronald J. Burke

Debra L. Nelson

Developing Women as Global Leaders: Lessons and Sense Making from an Organizational Change Effort

15

(22)

Joyce S. Osland

Nancy J. Adler

Laura W. Brody

A Decade of Diversity

37

(14)

Nuzhat Jafri

Katie Isbister

Part II Challenges

51

(66)

The Black and Ethnic Minority Women Manager

53

(14)

Marilyn J. Davidson

Work and Family Issues: Old and New

67

(16)

Suzan Lewis

Sexual Harassment and Women's Advancement: Issues, Challenges, and Directions

83

(14)

Myrtle P. Bell

Mary E. McLaughlin

Gender Differences in Explanations for Relocating or Changing Organizations for Advancement

97

(20)

Phyllis Tharenou

Part III Opportunities

117

(126)

Training and Development: Creating the Right Environment to Help Women Succeed in Corporate Management

119

(20)

Viki Holton

Career Development of Managerial Women

139

(22)

Ronald J. Burke

Mentoring and Developmental Relationships

161

(13)

Terri A. Scandura

S. Gayle Baugh

Exploring the Boundaries in Professional Careers: Reduced-Load Work Arrangements in Law, Medicine, and Accounting

174

(32)

Mary Dean Lee

Lori Engler

Leanne Wright

Developing Tomorrow's Women Business Leaders

206

(14)

Susan Vinnicombe

Val Singh

Flexible Work Arrangements: a Successful Strategy for the Advancement of Women at the Royal Bank Financial Group

220

(23)

Nora L. Spinks

Norma Tombari

Part IV New Directions

243

(104)

Boundaryless Transitions: Global Entrepreneurial Women Challenge Career Concepts

245

(17)

Dorothy Perrin Moore

Time in Organizations: Constraints on, and Possibilities for, Gender Equity in the Workplace

262

(11)

Lotte Bailyn

Positive Psychology at Work: Savoring Challenge and Engagement

273

(14)

Bret L. Simmons

Organizational Culture: A Key to the Success of Work and Family Programs

287

(22)

Ronald J. Burke

Best Practices for Retaining and Advancing Women Professionals and Managers

309

(24)

Mary C. Mattis

Advancing Women's Executive Leadership

333

(14)

Val Hammond

Index

347

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