Business Horizons articles from March 1993

Business Horizons archives from March 1993

The (r)evolution of the American woman. (equality in the workplace) (Women in Business) (Editorial)
March 1, 1993... To give a woman the vote, according to a U.S. senator in 1866, would be to put her "in an adversary position to man and convert all the now harmonious elements of society into a state of war, and make every home a bell on earth" (Rosenberg...

Cracks in the glass: the silent competence of women. ('glass ceiling'; advancement of women in the workplace) (Women in Business)
March 1, 1993... Much has been said about the "glass ceiling," which, deliberately constructed or otherwise, serves as an effective barrier to the progress of women"in' the workplace. This ceiling, which is largely impenetrable, frustrates the efforts of many...

Attitudes toward women as managers: still the same. (few women hold executive positions) (Women in Business)
March 1, 1993... Although the number of women in top management positions has increased by nearly 60 percent over the past decade, the number of women in executive positions is still quite small. A recent survey in Fortune (Fisher 1992) reported that only 4.8...

Managing conflict over the perceived progress of working women. (Women in Business)
March 1, 1993... Despite perceptions that working women have progressed and that working men have become more egalitarian, the war between the sexes is nowhere near resolution. We have no reason to expect that the battles staged on the home front, the social...

Sex stereotyping in the workplace: a manager's guide. (Women in Business)
March 1, 1993... Nine years of attorney fees and court costs, portrayal in national media coverage as an employer that discriminates, a $371,000 judgment for back pay, and a court order to reinstate and partner a former employee would be a nightmare for any...

Benefiting from nonsexist language in the workplace. (Women in Business)
March 1, 1993... Does your organization spend its time and money recruiting the best people available? Does it then increase the chances of retaining those people by treating them fairly? How can you tell? Listen to the language that is used, particularly by...

The wounded feminine: from organizational abuse to personal healing. (sex discrimination against women in the workplace) (Women in Business)
March 1, 1993... Ask any woman manager or professional if she has thought about how she brings her femininity to work. The result would be an astounding array of answers, ranging from beliefs that "being feminine is inappropriate and perhaps sexually...

Women mentoring women: creating conditions for connection. (includes related article) (Women in Business)
March 1, 1993... As women have entered proressional and managerial positions in increasing numbers, both scholars and practitioners have argued that to succeed women must form the kind of mentoring relationships that have enabled their male counterparts to...

Harassment in the 1990s. (sexual harassment in the workplace) (Women in Business)
March 1, 1993... The year 1991 was a watershed year for sexual harassment. The Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings, the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and the expansive interpretation of sexual harassment by some courts have greatly shifted the odds...

Female entrepreneurs: how far have they come? (Women in Business)
March 1, 1993... Women have been starting their own businesses in unprecedented numbers in recent years. They are leaving large corporations to "go it alone" for a number of career reasons: frustration at hitting the "glass ceiling," dissatisfaction with slow...

Women on the move in family business. (Women in Business)
March 1, 1993... Women have come a long way in family business. A stereotype can no longer depict Dad tinkering with some widget in the garage while Mom tries to balance the company books by serving the kids macaroni and cheese. Today, spouses might share...

Dangerous liaisons: the "feminine-in-management" meets "globalization." (female-oriented approach to globalization)(includes related articles) (Women in Business)
March 1, 1993... HELP WANTED Seeking transforming manager. Impatient with rituals and symbols of hierarchy. Favors strengthening networks and interrelationships, connecting with coworkers, customers, suppliers. Not afraid to draw on personal, private...

American female expatriates and the Civil Rights Act of 1991: balancing legal and business interests. (Women in Business)
March 1, 1993... American multinational companies are facing a growing list of conflicting realities as they staff their international divisions. Primary among them is that managers currently based in the United States are reluctant to accept transfers to...

The New GE: How Jack Welch Revived an American Institution.
March 1, 1993... The reviewer, Henry H. Ream, is a professor of management at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. When Jack Welch, Jr., became Chairman of General Electric in 1981, he took the helm of one of America's most respected corporations. It...