Leadership & Organization Development Journal: Volume 16 Issue 2

Women in project management: entry into a male domain?: a discussion on gender and organizational culture – part 1

Andrew Gale, Susan Cartwright

Deals with the under‐representation of women in management andproject management. Discusses the issue of women as a “specialcase” critically. Draws on recent research relating to…

Politics and power in organizations: why women lose out

Sandi Mann

Discusses reasons for women not reaching the same level ofachievement as their male counterparts. Details a number of ways inwhich power is biased in favour of men and identifies…

Achieving cultural change: a practical case study

Richard Allen, John Thatcher

Describes a case study of a subsidiary of a major computer companywhich has achieved and is attempting to sustain cultural change inturbulent times. Outlines a “leadership for…

Leadership for the new millennium

Bruce Lloyd

Robert Theobald and Bruce Lloyd discuss the need to rethink oursocial structures, priorities and what we mean by leadership. Presentsthe challenges facing the world, but…

The politically aware leader: understanding the need to match paradigms and planning systems to powerful, “turbulent fields” environments

Bill Richardson

Examines the nature of business environments and reports on thepotential danger they have for organizations operating unresponsivelyfrom unrealistically safe views of reality…