Womanpower : managing in times of demographic turbulence
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Womanpower : managing in times of demographic turbulence
Sage, c1992
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Woman power
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Differences in gender, race, ethnicity and lifestyle preferences, along with the employment of handicapped and disabled people, will be the challenge for human resource managers this decade. This book highlights solutions that management practitioners can adopt to enhance the effectiveness of a diverse workforce in a global market. It identifies obstacles and offers insights into a variety of change agents including organizational consultants, human resource practitioners and educators.
Table of Contents
Introduction - Uma Sekaran and Frederick T L Leong
PART ONE: FROM INERTIA TO EXCELLENCE: MULTIPRONGED STRATEGIES TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE WOMANPOWER
Cracking the Glass Ceiling - Virginia E O'Leary and Jeanette R Ickovics
Overcoming Isolation and Alienation
Managing Diversity - Bonita L Betters-Reed and Lynda L Moore
Focusing on Women and the Whitewash Dilemma
Work-Family Conflict - Cynthia A Thompson, Cher C Thomas and Mark Maier
Reassessing Corporate Policies and Initiatives
Stepping Off the Corporate Track - Dorothy P Moore, E Holly Buttner and Benson Rosen
The Entrepreneurial Alternative
PART TWO: LEGISLATIVE MEASURES FOR WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
Legal Aspects of Women's Advancement - Norma Carr-Ruffino et al
Affirmative Action, Family Leave and Dependent Care Law
PART THREE: WHERE IT ALL BEGINS: ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND THE TRAINING OF FUTURE PROFESSIONALS/MANAGERS
University Systems for the 21st Century - Uma Sekaran and Marcia Kassner
Proactive Adaptation
Management Education - Frederick T L Leong, Coral R Snodgrass and William L Gardner III
Creating a Gender-Positive Environment
PART FOUR: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES OF WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
Women in Management Around the World - J Stewart Black, Gregory K Stephens and Judy B Rosener
Some Glimpses
Summary, Recommendations, and Conclusion - Uma Sekaran and Frederick T L Leong
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