Shattering the Glass Ceiling by Marilyn Davidson

Shattering the Glass Ceiling by Marilyn Davidson

Shattering the Glass Ceiling is a positive and constructive source of reference directed at women in management, or about to go into management. It aims to:

· Highlight the major problems and pressures of being a woman in business and management.

· Describe the individual and organizational consequences.

· Relate research findings to the needs of women in management.

· Propose recommendations for changes in corporate, union and legislative policies in order to change attitudes and behaviour.

· Highlights the future economic necessity for business and industry to use the talents of all its workforce regardless of gender.

`This is a positive book illuminating many issues on this urgent topic′ - Women in Management Review

`An excellent read and one that I highly recommend to any women contemplating a management post or to those already working in management′ - Nursing Standard

`I recommend this as essential reading for all those responsible for employing women (including employers at Board level)′ - The Women Returner′s Network

Cary L. Cooper is the 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. He is a founding President of the British Academy of Management, Immediate Past President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), former President of RELATE and President of the Institute of Welfare.  He was the Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior, former Editor of the scholarly journal Stress and Health and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Management, now in its’ 3rd Edition. He has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation, ILO, and EU in the field of occupational health and wellbeing, was Chair of the Global Agenda Council on Chronic Disease of the World Economic Forum (2009-2010) (then served for 5 years on the Global Agenda Council for mental health of the WEF) and was Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences 2009-2015. He was Chair of the Sunningdale Institute in the Cabinet Office and National School of Government 2005-2010. Professor Cooper is currently the Chair of the National Forum for Health & Wellbeing at Work (comprised of 40 global companies eg BP, Microsoft, NHS Executive, UK government (wellbeing lead) , Rolls Royce, John Lewis Partnership, etc.). Professor Cooper is the author/editor of over 250 books in the field of occupational health psychology, workplace wellbeing, women at work, and occupational stress.  He was awarded the CBE by the Queen for his contributions to occupational health; and in 2014 he was awarded a Knighthood for his contribution to the social sciences.

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ISBN 13	9781853961328
ISBN 10	1853961329
Title	Shattering the Glass Ceiling
Author	Marilyn Davidson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	1992-05-28
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.