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Pacific Basin Managers: A Gaijin , Not a Woman
Author(s) -
Adler Nancy J.
Publication year - 1987
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.3930260205
Subject(s) - expatriate , pacific basin , position (finance) , asia pacific , management , business , pacific rim , political science , geography , economics , international trade , finance , oceanography , archaeology , law , geology
Pacific Rim business is the fastest growing in the world. To remain competitive, no major North American firm dare ignore Asia. Traditionally, very few women have held managerial and executive positions in Asia, Can North American firms successfully send female expatriate managers to Asia or must they limit international management positions to men? To answer this question, fifty‐two women were interviewed, each of whom had held at least one management position in Asia. They were overwhelmingly successful. The study describes who the women are, how they were chosen, and their professional experience as female expatriate managers in Asia.