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An American Woman in Turkey: Adventures Unexpected and Knowledge Unplanned1
Author(s) -
Taylor Sully,
Napier Nancy K.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.1024
Subject(s) - adventure , narrative , work (physics) , public relations , political science , psychology , sociology , history , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , art history
What is it like for foreign women professionals to work in a country like Turkey—managing subordinates,working with clients and supervisors? What kind of social life do they have? In this article, theauthors answer these questions and more, drawing on interviews with foreign women professionals working in Turkey.Using an unusual narrative approach to present their research results, they reveal unexpected insights and identifykey success factors such as the importance of foreign education over gender and the influence economic developmentof the host country may exert on women's success. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.