Archive for October, 2008
Women, Gender, and Ambition
Fels, Anna. Do Women Lack Ambition? Harvard Business Review. April 2004. Pgs. 50-60.
In addressing whether or not women lack ambition, author Anna Fels highlights many different characteristics that may affect women’s pursuit of recognition and ambition. She does this by first evaluating the pursuit of childhood dreams and its external factors such as support [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Gender National Differences in Leadership
Gibson, Cristina B. An Investigation of Gender Differences in Leadership across Four Countries. Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 26, No. 2. (2nd Qtr., 1995), pp. 255-279.
This study investigates the influences of gender, culture, and nationality on management leadership styles. The author focuses on four countries and two cultural dyads, Norway and Sweden, and Australia [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Politics, Networking, and Mentoring Regarding Race and Gender
Blass, Fred R., Robyn L. Brouer, Pamela L. Perrewe, Gerald R. Ferris. Politics Understanding and Networking Ability as a Function of Mentoring: The Roles of Gender and Race. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies. Vol. 14, No. 2. Nov 2007. Pgs. 93-104.
The authors devised their hypotheses around the premise that employees who have access to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Homosocial Reproduction
Elliott, James R. and Ryan A. Smith. Race, Gender, and Workplace Power. American Sociological Review, Vol. 69, No. 3. (Jun., 2004) pgs. 365-386.
This article addresses the power differences in the workplace due to ‘homosocial reproduction,’ (select candidates that most closely reflect themselves) and its affects on women and racial minorities. It goes into [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Race and Sex Employment Segregation
Kaufman, Robert L. Assessing Alternative Perspectives on Race and Sex Employment Segregation. American Sociological Review, 2002, Vol. 67 (August: 547-572).
Robert Kaufman sets out to outline what he believes to be the most influential components to employment segregation. By formulating numerous metrics and predictors, he outlined his justification theory for segregation, namely: skill deficits, [...]
Corporate Black Tokenism
Jackson, Pamela Braboy; Peggy A. Thoits; Howard F. Taylor. Composition of the Workplace and Psychological Well-Being: The Effects of Tokenism on America’s Black Elite. Social Forces, Vol. 74, No. 2 (Dec., 1995), pgs. 543-557.
In evaluating work stress and psychological symptoms of token black employees, this article uses Rosabeth Kanter’s theory of proportional representation [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )African-American Female Leadership Styles
Parker, Patricia S. and dt Ogilvie. Gender, Culture, and Leadership: Toward A Culturally Distinct Model of African-American Women Executives Leadership Strategies. Leadership Quarterly (1996) 7(2): 181-197.
The author sets the tone for the chapter by stating that power and authority are traditionally not associated with Black women. This is due to, what was summarized in previous [...]
Leadership
Robin Ely begins her introduction by highlighting a modern definition of leadership. She states that “leadership, by which we typically mean a particular constellation of valued abilities, including the ability to provide a vision and influence others to realize it (153).” This modern definition differs from that of the ‘traditional’ definition in that it does [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Beyond Good Intentions
Much of my research has suggested access and treatment discrimination experienced by minorities in the workplace. This article outlines the subtleties behind corporate America and its effects onto business operations. As the article suggests, as traditional racism slowly becomes a cultural no-no, there are new forms of racism that continue to inhibit minority leadership development [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Gender and Racial Differences in Approaching Leadership
A leader does not have to fly on a straight-path to management to become successful in his or her field. There are many variables in which success can be realized, but as previous research has suggested, there are many inherent road blocks for women and minorities in achieving their goals. One evaluative method of leadership [...]
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