Handbook of Gender and Work / Edition 1

by Gary N. Powell

Overview

‘The structure of the book does mean chapters or sections can be read in isolation, and discrete themes investigated using the indexes. This is where it succeeds as a reference work for scholars. At the same time there is much readable material for those with a general interest in the subject' - Career Guidance

The Handbook of Gender and Work is a comprehensive synthesis of current literature and knowledge regarding gender in organizations.

A multinational group of leading scholars and researchers from across the disciplines examines the influence of gender (on its own and with other factors) on the conduct of work and the roles and experience of people in the workplace.

Amongst the topics inclu

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761913559
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	07/29/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	676
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gary N. Powell, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Management at the University of Connecticut. He is author of Gender in Management (6th ed.), Gender and Leadership, Making Work and Family Work: From Hard Choices to Smart Choices, and Managing a Diverse Workforce: Learning Activities (3rd ed.), and the editor of Handbook of Gender and Work. He is an internationally recognized scholar and educator on gender, diversity, and work-family issues in the workplace. His graduate course on women and men in management won an award on innovation in education from the Committee on Equal Opportunity for Women of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). He has won the University of Connecticut School of Business Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (four times) and Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. He has received the University of Connecticut President’s Award for Promoting Multiculturalism.

He has served as Chair of the Women in Management Division (now Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division) of the Academy of Management and received both the Janet Chusmir Service Award for his contributions to the division and the Sage Scholarship Award for his contributions to research on gender in organizations. He has received the Richard Whipp Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Academy of Management for his contributions to business and management research in the United Kingdom (UK). He has received the Ellen Galinsky Generative Researcher Award of the Work and Family Researchers Network and was also named as a Top Ten Extraordinary Contributor for his contributions to work and family research. He has served as Distinguished Scholar at Lancaster University Management School in Lancaster, UK. He has published over 120 articles in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Personnel Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Human Relations; contributed over 30 chapters to edited volumes; and made over 180 presentations at professional conferences. He is a Fellow of the British Academy of Management, Academy of Social Sciences, and Eastern Academy of Management. He has served on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Management and as President of the Eastern Academy of Management. He has served as co-editor of a special issue of Academy of Management Review on work-life theory and on the editorial board of Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Human Relations, and Academy of Management Executive

Prior to joining the faculty at UConn, he worked at General Electric (GE), graduating from its Manufacturing Management Program. At GE, he designed and implemented automated project scheduling systems as well as systems for inventory control, materials procurement, and so on. He has provided management training and development for many companies, including Webster Financial Corporation, The Hartford Financial Services Group, The Implementation Partners (TIP), GE Capital, General Signal, Apple Computer, Monroe Auto Equipment, Allstate, and CIGNA and has conducted numerous other workshops.

He holds a doctorate in organizational behavior and a master’s degree in management science from the University of Massachusetts and a bachelor’s degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Table of Contents

Introduction - Gary N Powell
Examining the Intersection of Gender and Work
PART ONE: GENDER AND OTHER IDENTITIES
Sex and Gender in the New Millenium - Karen Korabik
The Color and Culture of Gender in Organizations - Bernardo M Ferdman
Attending to Race and Ethnicity
PART TWO: THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT
Gender and the Changing Nature of Work - Cary L Cooper and Suzan Lewis
Gender and Service Delivery - Barbara A Gutek, Bennett Cherry and Markus Groth
On the Gendered Substructure of Organization - Mark Maier
Dimensions and Dilemmas of Corporate Masculinity
The Gender Gap in Earnings - Patricia A Roos and Mary Lizabeth Gatta
Trends, Explanations and Prospects
The Sex Segregation of Occupations - Jerry A Jacobs
Prospects for the 21st Century
PART THREE: ORGANIZATIONAL, GROUP AND INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES
Gender Bias in Interviewers' Evaluations of Applicants - Laura M Graves
When and How Does It Occur?
Gender Influences on Performance Evaluations - Kathryn M Bartol
Group Gender Composition and Work Group Relations - Pamela S Tolbert, Mary E Graham and Alice O Andrews
Theories, Evidence and Issues
Gender Effects on Social Influence and Emergent Leadership - Linda L Carli and Alice H Eagly
‘Re-Viewing' Gender, Leadership and Managerial Behavior - D Anthony Butterfield and James P Grinnell
Do Three Decades of Research Tell Us Anything?
Global Leaders - Nancy J Adler
Women of Influence
A Multiperspective Framework of Sexual Harassment - Lynn Bowes-Sperry and Jasmine Tata
Reviewing Two Decades of Research
Romantic Relationships in Organizational Settings - Gary N Powell and Sharon Foley
Something to Talk About
PART FOUR: CAREERS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE
Gender and Careers - Linda K Stroh and Anne H Reilly
Present Experiences and Emerging Trends
Reflections on the Glass Ceiling - Gary N Powell
Recent Trends and Future Prospects
Gender and Mentoring Relationships - Belle Rose Ragins
A Review and Research Agenda for the Next Decade
Women Entrepreneurs - Dorothy Perrin Moore
Approaching a New Millenium
Research on Work, Family and Gender - Jeffrey H Greenhaus and Saroj Parasuraman
Current Status and Future Directions
Stress and the Working Woman - Marilyn J Davidson and Sandra Fielden
PART FIVE: ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES
Affirmative Action - Alison M Konrad and Frank Linnehan
History, Effects and Attitudes
Impacts of Diversity and Work-Life Initiatives in Organizations - Sharon A Lobel
PART FIVE: CONDUCTING FUTURE RESEARCH
Methodological Issues in Conducting Research on Gender in Organizations - Elizabeth A Cooper and Susan M Bosco

Editorial Reviews

While women employees have made some gains, the workplace remains skewed in favor of men globally. In 24 essays, 38 contributors dissect such trends in the contexts of: gender and other identities (race and ethnicity); economics, societal structure, and the changing nature of work; organizational, group, and interpersonal processes; careers and the quality of life; and organizational initiatives. The final section reviews methodological issues in conducting research on the gender- work interface. While there is an index entry for home-based work, there is none for as-yet unpaid housework. Includes a 100-page bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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