Women in top management : role models from around the globe share their paths to success /
Al-Sadik-Lowinski, Bettina.
Women in top management : role models from around the globe share their paths to success / Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski. - Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, c2021. - 274 p. : ill. - Business & economics .
Includes bibliographical references.
Ask 110 top female executives from five nations to reflect on their careers and leadership as part of an international scientific study and you will uncover a set of recommendations for women who want to become and remain international business leaders. There is also invaluable advice for corporate managers wanting to recruit skilled women into executive positions. This book is based on the authentic experiences and original words of the interviewees - all of whom are senior female executives - and on the author's analytical insights, all set within a qualitative, scientific framework. In this international research project, the Global Women Career Lab, the author analyzes what motivates these fascinating role models, how they plan their career trajectories, what mechanisms they use to overcome obstacles and what leadership strategies have enabled these women to reach senior management positions. The book offers the reader a remarkable insight into the experiences of women in top business positions in Russia, China, Japan, France and Germany.
9783110715033 3110715031
Women executives--Cross-cultural studies.
Leadership in women--Cross-cultural studies.
Women in the professions --Cross-cultural studies.
HD6054.3 / .A47 2021
Women in top management : role models from around the globe share their paths to success / Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski. - Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, c2021. - 274 p. : ill. - Business & economics .
Includes bibliographical references.
Ask 110 top female executives from five nations to reflect on their careers and leadership as part of an international scientific study and you will uncover a set of recommendations for women who want to become and remain international business leaders. There is also invaluable advice for corporate managers wanting to recruit skilled women into executive positions. This book is based on the authentic experiences and original words of the interviewees - all of whom are senior female executives - and on the author's analytical insights, all set within a qualitative, scientific framework. In this international research project, the Global Women Career Lab, the author analyzes what motivates these fascinating role models, how they plan their career trajectories, what mechanisms they use to overcome obstacles and what leadership strategies have enabled these women to reach senior management positions. The book offers the reader a remarkable insight into the experiences of women in top business positions in Russia, China, Japan, France and Germany.
9783110715033 3110715031
Women executives--Cross-cultural studies.
Leadership in women--Cross-cultural studies.
Women in the professions --Cross-cultural studies.
HD6054.3 / .A47 2021