Competitive Frontiers: Women Managing across Borders
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Management Development
- Vol. 13 (2) , 24-41
- https://doi.org/10.1108/02621719410050237
Abstract
Examines the underlying assumptions that companies make about the role of women in international management. Based on numerous studies, explodes some of the traditional myths about women expatriates: that they do not want to be international managers and that foreign prejudice against women renders them ineffective. However, another myth – that companies hesitate to send women abroad – is found to be true. Competitive advantage in transnationals can only come from a combination of an increased representation of women and a recognition of differences as complementary. Recommendations are given to companies and to future women expatriates.Keywords
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