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Think international manager, think male: Why are women not selected for international management assignments?
Author(s) -
Harris Hilary
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/tie.10010
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , phenomenon , selection (genetic algorithm) , political science , public relations , business , marketing , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Studies of women in international management originating primarily from North America consistently highlightthe lack of women in such positions. This trend continues despite the need for growing numbers of expatriates.Explanations for this phenomenon have centered on women's personal characteristics, home/familycircumstances, organizational support, and host country nationals' attitudes. This study examines the statusof women in international management from a United Kingdom (UK) perspective. A key finding arising fromthe study is the critical influence of selection systems for international assignments where the predominant useof closed, informal selection processes for international assignments was seen to create unintended gender biasin recruitment. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.