more informative to managers in light of current decisions: scenarios that describe how critical uncertainties might … less logically comprehensible than Sub‐group A. Practical implications – This article suggests that some managers may find …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that predict competency needs of managers using …

managers. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws mainly upon writing and research from the UK, USA, Canada and Australia … to explore some of the issues that continue to be pertinent for the mentoring of women managers. Findings – The paper … the nature and focus of mentoring relationships; managing cross‐gender mentoring and negotiating the power dimension that …

. The purpose of this paper is to compare female and male managers working 56 or more hours a week on personal and work …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how male and female managers may regulate their workload differently … in response to conflicting job‐home pressures. The main hypothesis is that female managers seek to reduce anticipated … discord by investing less time in their work role. The paper investigates this postulated link between managers' gender and …

can affect the network composition of female managers. Another of its objectives is to examine the effect of cross …‐gender network on the quit intention of female managers. Design/methodology/approach – A survey questionnaire was administered …, seeking information on the personal characteristics and attitudes of the 91 managers, the characteristics of the organization …

managers. A common feature among the women was their managerial position and extensive work experience. All the women had or … about work‐family issues – by showing the many different meanings that women managers attach to one of the family members.  …

similar issues were evident in a sample of contemporary female managers. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative data from … six Australian female managers who had participated in a longitudinal study over a period of ten years were examined …. Career advancement aspirations and outcomes were compared with those of male managers, and reflections on the managerial role …

professional women. These collective findings suggest that organizations would benefit by supporting both male and female managers …