Women and leadership around the world

• Other Authors: Madsen, Susan R. (Editor), Ngunjiri, Faith Wambura (Editor), Longman, Karen A. (Editor), Cherrey, Cynthia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2015]
• Series: Women and leadership (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Subjects: Leadership in women.; Women executives.; Business & Economics > Women in Business.; Subject matter intended specifically for women and/or girls.; Business and Management.; Gender studies: women and girls.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806611027
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-68123-151-8
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxvi, 299 pages)

Women and Leadership around the World is the third volume in a new series of books (Women and Leadership: Research, Theory, and Practice) that will is now being published to inform leadership scholars and practitioners. The purpose of this volume is to explore areas of women's leadership in fou...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword / Alice H. Eagly
• Introduction / Susan R. Madsen, Karen A. Longman, and Faith Wambura Ngunjiri
• Part I: Middle East
• Chapter 1. Dying to lead: women leaders in Afghanistan during the 2012-2014 transition and beyond / Randal Joy Thompson
• Chapter 2. Female leadership for peace and human security: case study of Israel/Palestine / Lisa A. Berkley and Ashley Lackovich-Van Gorp
• Chapter 3. Business women associations in the United Arab Emirates: influence of the network and networking / Linzi J. Kemp
• Part II: Europe
• Chapter 4. Disappearing dissidents: female leaders and politics in post-communist Czech Republic / Petra Hejnova
• Chapter 5. Women's leadership in Finland: the meaning of motherhood as related to leadership for women managers / Anna-Maija Lämsä and Arja Piilola
• Chapter 6. Danica Purg: the leadership development journey of one of Slovenia's most influential women / Susan R. Madsen, Michelle O. Taylor, and D. Candice Backus
• Chapter 7. Women leaders in the United Kingdom, their careers, and the organizational culture / Viki Holton
• Part III: North America
• Chapter 8. Beyond pipelines and talent pools: a comparative analysis of women in senior leadership positions across and between sectors in Canada / Wendy Cukier, Samantha Jackson, Krysten Connely, Erin Roach, and Suzanne Gagnon
• Chapter 9. Black American women's political experiences: leadership lessons for women globally / Dionne M. Rosser-Mims
• Chapter 10. Women as community leaders: a portrait of authentic, collaborative, and transformational leadership / Faith Wambura Ngunjiri
• Part IV: Asia Pacific
• Chapter 11. New Zealand women in leadership: opportunities and challenges / Jane Simmonds and Sarah Leberman
• Chapter 12. Changing faces women's leadership seminar: a model for increasing Asia-Pacific women's entrepreneurial participation / Liz A. Dorn and Ann Hartman
• Chapter 13. The participation of women as leaders in South and Southeast Asia: a comparative analysis in India, Malaysia, and Philippines / Aileen G. Zaballero, Ashwini Esther Joshua-Gojer, Zakiya O. Alsadah, and Leslie G. Scamacca
• Chapter 14. Wahine Toa women warriors: Maori women leaders in the film and screen industry / Rachel Wolfgramm and Ella Henry
• About the contributors.