Advancing Women's Careers: Research and Practice
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Book Description
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.
About the Author
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.
Advancing Women's Careers: Research and Practice,Ronald J. Burke,Debra L. Nelson,Blackwell Publishers,0631223894,Business & Economics,Business / Economics / Finance,Business/Economics,Career development,Commodities,Human Resources & Personnel Management,Industrial & Organizational Psychology,Labor & Industrial Relations - General,Promotions,Vocational guidance for women,Women,Women & Business
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