ISBN:
9781137451422
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (288 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version The Rise of the Female Executive : How Women's Leadership is Accelerating Cultural Change
DDC:
306.3
Keywords:
Management science
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Provides a timely review of gender equality in the boardroom, and through interviews with mentors and mentees it illustrates how mentoring can play a part in helping women stay engaged in their career. This book includes international comparisons and an examination of the UK and EU political environments
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Observations and Thanks; About the Authors; Introduction; 1 The Big Project; The bigger picture; The quota debate; A better way; Gender balance in Whitehall; Professional services firms; Other walks of life; Three challenges; Two arguments; The wider context; Little 'big projects'; Summary; 2 The Story so Far; The observers; Infrastructure; Headhunters; Training and mentoring; Education and 'groupthink'; Investors; The second division; Building an ecosystem; Summary; 3 The Political Environment; Italy; Germany; Spain; France - quota case study
Description / Table of Contents:
European UnionJapan; The US; Divided loyalties; Summary; 4 Cross-Company Mentoring Works; Achievements of FTSE Programme alumnae - quantitative; Achievements of FTSE Programme alumnae - qualitative; A high-level network; It works for mentors too; The FTSE Programme in context; Patrons and protégées; Mentoring is networking; Summary; 5 Network Capital; Unpacking networks; Dimensions of networking; Women and networks; Internal women's networks; External women's networks; Building network capital; Networking - case study; Not rocket science; Summary; 6 When is the Price Too High?
Description / Table of Contents:
Set and settingThe view from the top; Changing the setting; A matter of balance; Summary; 7 The Pipeline Challenge; New plumbing; The executive pipeline; A confluence of pipelines; The female ED challenge; Executive committees; Building the ladder; Governance and management; Filling the pipeline; Summary; 8 The Pipeliners; Two case studies; Common factors; Action Learning Group; The new women; Summary; 9 HR and the Pipeline; Challenging times; The goal and the reality - insights from Lloyds Banking Group; Responding to the zeitgeist - insights from BP and Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Description / Table of Contents:
The birth of a new cultureSummary; 10 Beyond the Davies Review; Six chairmen reflect on the future; Targets and challenges; Behind the numbers; Summary; 11 Culture, Culture; A three-stage cultural change; Confronting culture; The male and female culture; The external environment; Numbers and cultures; The rising tide; Conclusion; Appendix: The Mentoring Foundation FTSE 100® Cross-Company Mentoring Executive Programme Mentors (March 2015); Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
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