Women In Management And Firm Financial Performance: An Exploratory Study

Thumbnail Image
Date
1997-10-01
Authors
Shrader, Charles
Blackburn, Virginia
Iles, Paul
Major Professor
Advisor
Committee Member
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Authors
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Organizational Unit
Management and Entrepreneurship

The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship seeks to provide students with the knowledge of organizations and management functions within organizations. Graduates will be able to understand work-related behavior, competitive strategy and advantage, strategies of international business, and human-resource management practices.

History
The Department of Management was formed in 1984 in the College of Business Administration (later College of Business).

Dates of Existence
1984 - present

Related Units

Journal Issue
Is Version Of
Versions
Series
Department
Management and Entrepreneurship
Abstract

Modern business is clearly con- ducted in uncertain contexts. Today's firms are faced with ever increasing international competitive pressures, unstable capricious markets, new and complex technologies, and with dramatic changes in society in general. Paramount among these changing contexts is the change in the management composition of firms due to women assuming management positions. The American work force is one of the most ethnically and gender diverse in the world (Cox and Smolinski, 1994). For firms, this diversity affords new opportunities and challenges. According to Nichols (1993), in this decade, women managers will redefine managerial work and will provide firms with opportunities to capitalize on the challenging contexts they face. Zellner (1994) further notes that women are starting new businesses at a rate nearly twice that of men, and are "bringing to the table" skills such as team building and employee development that are very much in tune with today's competitive realities.

Comments

This article is from Journal of Managerial Issues Fall 1997, 9(3);355-372. Posted with permission.

Description
Keywords
Citation
DOI
Source
Copyright
Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 1997
Collections