000753084 000__ 04493cam\a2200553Li\4500 000753084 001__ 753084 000753084 005__ 20230306141538.0 000753084 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000753084 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 000753084 008__ 151223s2016\\\\enk\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000753084 019__ $$a932332219$$a940558027 000753084 020__ $$a9781137328267$$q(electronic book) 000753084 020__ $$a1137328266$$q(electronic book) 000753084 020__ $$z9781349580880 000753084 020__ $$z9781137328250 000753084 020__ $$z1137328258 000753084 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)ocn933420239 000753084 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)933420239$$z(OCoLC)932332219$$z(OCoLC)940558027 000753084 040__ $$aYDXCP$$beng$$erda$$cYDXCP$$dOCLCO$$dEBLCP$$dGW5XE$$dN$T$$dCDX 000753084 043__ $$ae-uk--- 000753084 049__ $$aISEA 000753084 050_4 $$aHD6054.4.G7$$bD87 2016 000753084 08204 $$a331.4/81658400941$$223 000753084 1001_ $$aDurbin, Susan,$$eauthor. 000753084 24510 $$aWomen who succeed$$h[electronic resource] :$$bstrangers in paradise? /$$cSusan Durbin. 000753084 264_1 $$aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;$$aNew York, NY :$$bPalgrave Macmillan,$$c2016. 000753084 300__ $$a1 online resource (xi, 200 pages) 000753084 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000753084 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 000753084 338__ $$aonline resource$$2rdacarrier 000753084 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000753084 5050_ $$aCover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Why a book about senior women?; Methods; Structure of the book; 2 Strangers in Paradise? Women, Work and Management; Introduction; What is 'gender equality'?; Exclusion, segregation and 'choice': Women's relationship with paid work; Women managers: Common ground or different experiences?; How many women does it take?; Achieving critical mass: How many is enough?; The business case for increasing women's representation in management; Targets or quotas? How best to move the gender equality agenda forward?; Chapter summary 000753084 5058_ $$a3 Through the Glass Ceiling and Beyond: Getting In/Getting OnIntroduction; Context; Interviewee profile; Working hours and part-time working; Careers: Planned or serendipitous?; Career satisfaction; Challenges; Career progression strategies; Chapter summary; 4 Who Supports Senior Women? The Role of Mentors; Introduction; Mentoring; Formal mentoring schemes; Moving in/moving up: The importance of past mentors to senior women's careers; Current mentoring for women in the private sector; Current mentoring for women in the public sector; The overall benefits of mentoring; Chapter summary 000753084 5058_ $$a5 Who Inspires Senior Women? Role ModelsIntroduction; What is a role model?; Role models identified by women in the private sector; Role models identified by women in the public sector; Comparing role models across the private and public sectors; Senior women as role models; Chapter summary; 6 Who Connects with Senior Women? Networking; Introduction; What is networking?; Why is networking important for senior women?; Homophilous and heterophilous networking: 'One of the boys' or 'one of the girls'?; Homophilous women's networks; Homophilous 'old boys' networks'; Senior women and networking 000753084 5058_ $$aWomen's networking in the private sectorWomen's networking in the public sector; The relationship between networking and career progression; Are senior women engaging with and participating in women's networks?; Women's experiences of old boys' networks; Chapter summary; 7 Conclusions and Future Directions; The future; Research implications and recommendations for the future; References; Index 000753084 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000753084 520__ $$aThe number of women in senior management remains stubbornly low. Women Who Succeed examines the real life experiences of forty-six senior women who have 'made it' into senior management. It considers the strategies that these women adopted, the support they received and the relationships they formed in building their careers. 000753084 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000753084 650_0 $$aWomen executives$$zGreat Britain. 000753084 650_0 $$aWomen$$xEmployment$$zGreat Britain. 000753084 650_0 $$aDiscrimination in employment$$zGreat Britain. 000753084 650_0 $$aGlass ceiling (Employment discrimination)$$zGreat Britain. 000753084 650_0 $$aSuccess in business$$zGreat Britain. 000753084 650_0 $$aWomen$$xVocational guidance$$zGreat Britain. 000753084 77608 $$iPrint version:$$z1137328258$$w(DLC) 2015023918$$w(OCoLC)912045318 000753084 852__ $$bebk 000753084 85640 $$3SpringerLink$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1057/9781137328267$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 000753084 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:753084$$pGLOBAL_SET 000753084 980__ $$aEBOOK 000753084 980__ $$aBIB 000753084 982__ $$aEbook 000753084 983__ $$aOnline 000753084 994__ $$a92$$bISE