Situational attitudes to hiring women into top management team positions : Lifting the lid on the mechanisms of glass cliff dynamics

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This study focused on how factors beyond a person's performance track record – like strategic change, industry dynamics, and organizational resource slack – impacted senior women being hired onto top management teams (TMTS) in non-CEO positions. It's a complex phenomenon is known as the glass cliff. The results revealed that senior women were more sought after on TMTs during periods of strategic change, where a company had increased resource slack, and where the industry was in a down-growth period. This presents ethical questions concerning women in leadership. The new hire should have the role resources they need, now and in future. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format