内容简介

■ 什么样的经营环境要求增加管理队伍中的女性? ■ 男性管理者与女性管理者之间有什么区别? ■ 管理实践中对女性存在着什么样的偏见? ■ 公司为了发展管理对伍中的女性需要做什么? 本书对上述问题及其他有关问题作了清楚而确切的解释。对于那些接受短期培训的管理者、MBA，以及想迅速了解这一问题核心内容的教师和学生来说，都不失为价值的参考书。它还可以作为管理人员的藏书，以及那些有抱负的管理人员完善自己知识和技能的参考资料。

目录

Contents 1. European women in management I Part-time work 3 Women ih management 3 Equal pay 5 Qualifications and age 6 Maniage and children 7 Parental benefits 9 Child-care 10 Equal oppoortunities and legislation 11 Initiatives to increase the number of women managers 12 Opportunity 2000 13 Eastern European women in management 14 References 18 2. Sex differences 20 Researeh problems and issues 20 Physical abilities 24 Cognitive abilities 24 Leadership styles 32 Conclusion 33 Notes and References 33 3. Work and the family 35 Housework, roles and satisfaction 36 Work-family relationships 38 Help from external sources 42 Codclusion 44 . References 45 4. Women in management: power and powerlessness 47 Defining power 48 Personal power 49 Interpersonal power 50 Organisational power 53 Women in management 54 Conclasion 56 Notes and References 56 5. Managers and secretaries 59 Growth of white collar work 60 Secretaries today 63 Secretarial issues 66 The future of the secretarial role 70 Conclusion 72 Notes and References 72 6. Training, mentoring and networking 74 Training and development 74 The argument for women-only training 75 The design of women in management programmes 79 Mentors and proteges 82 Who should merttor whom 87 Networking 88 Notes and References 90 7. Leadership and assessment 92 Barriers to equality 92 Why focus on assessment 93 The process of assessment 93 The judgements of assessors 103 Sex and appraisal 105 Cender and career promotion 106 Conclusion 107 References 107 8. Strategies for change - company cases 11O Rank Xerox - removing sbereotypes 111 Barclays 8ank - flexible work for the caring majority 114 BT - developing women managers 116 Co-operative Bank - levelling the playing field 119 Reterences 121 9. Strategies for change - women in management in the United Arab Emirates 122 The driving forces for change 123 The resisting forces for change 134 Conclusion 140 References 141 Author Index 143 Subject Index 147