Journal of Management Development: Volume 14 Issue 2

Promotion decisions as a diversity practice

Marian N. Ruderman, Patricia J. Ohlott, Kathy E. Kram

Proposes that the promotion decision‐making process contributes tothe differential advancement of women and men in organizations. Comparesthe actual promotions of 13 women and 16…

Shifting the management development paradigm for women

Bonita L. Betters‐Reed, Lynda L. Moore

Proposes that women will not make significant advances in Americanbusinesses unless the focus shifts from a preoccupation on genderawareness to one of multicultural awareness…

Strategies for developing women managers: how well do they fulfil their objectives?

Andrea E. Lewis, Ellen A. Fagenson

Examines the effectiveness of management development programmes forwomen to determine if these programmes are achieving the threeobjectives that they intend to serve: developing…

Training women for management: changing priorities

Laurie Larwood, Marion M. Wood

A number of top executive women were interviewed to determine theirbeliefs concerning the needs of women for management training anddevelopment. Results, which are compared with…

When authority = she: a male student meets a female instructor

Joan V. Gallos

Uses the story of an encounter between a male student and a femaleinstructor to illustrate the subtle but powerful interaction betweengender and individual development in adult…

Changing managers′ defensive reasoning about work/family conflicts

Karen E. Watkins

Describes a management development process based on action sciencewhich was designed to surface and examine deeply‐held beliefs about therole of the manager or supervisor in…