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Introduction - Perspectives On Women in Management Research
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Women in
Management has only recently become a thisWomen in
Management Research Symposium.
fieldof teaching and research activity. Although the an excellent review of the reasons
They provide why
number of women in the workforce has increased research on women in management is so important
from 3 680 000 to 5 382 000 between 1975 and 1985, as well as the
methodological problems and chal
an increase of 46.3%, (Women in the Labour Force, researchers. These papers also a
lenges facing give
the advancement of women in management survey of existing research and the questions that
1987),
has not kept pace. An ever-increasing number of need to be explored in the main women in manage
?
researchers are the reasons for this slow ment areas careers, education and
investigating leadership,
of women in management as well as
advancement training, and entrepreneurship.
the growing phenomenon of female entrepreneur The papers on Research Methodology begin
with Uma Sekaran's paper "Frontiers and New Vistas
ship.
On 27, 28, and 29, 1988, Mount Saint inWomen in Research" which exam
April Management
Vincent Halifax, Novain co
Scotia ines the
legitimacy of Women in
Management
University,
operation with the Canadian Federation of Deans of research, highlights the
significant issues, and pre
sents a as well as
Management and Administrative Studies hosted six critique of research methodologies
which reviewed the existing research in recommendations for further research. Next, in a
workshops
various women in management areas. The paper entitled "AreWomen Different and Why are
appropri
ateness of the used in this research was Women to be Different? Theoretical and
methodology Thought
reviewed and future research directions were also Perspectives" Ann Gregory presents
Methodological
a macro overview of the various research method
explored.
The researchers used in areas such as
symposium brought together ologies gender differences,
from across Canada as well as from other countries. differential treatment of female and male managers,
indicated that the papers presented and sexual harassment and dual careers. Then Ellen A.
Participants
the ensuing discussion were most valuable. Because extends the research area of
Fagenson gender differ
there was a sufficient volume and
quality of research
ences to and
person-centered, organization-centered
to date, itwas deemed very to review the interactionist in her paper "At the Heart
appropriate perspectives
past and reflect upon the future of this research area. of Women in Management Research: Theoretical
a on and and Their Biases".
Participants agreed that symposium focusing Methodological Approaches
the research issues in the Women in Management P. Moore in a paper entitled "An Examina
Dorothy
area was both and tion of Present Research on the Female
timely necessary. Entrepr
eneur:
The papers included in this issue o? the
Journal of Suggested Research Strategies for the 1990's"
Business Ethics are the papers that were at reviews the research issues and and sug
presented problems
new research areas in female
gests entrepreneurship.
The Leadership papers examine some of the
encounter in
Wendy Doyle isChair of theDepartment of Business Administra problems which female managers gain
access to and
tion at Mount Saint Vincent
University, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, ing maintaining positions of leadership
Canada and was Chair of theWomen inManagement Research and address possible solutions to these
problems.
Karen Korabik in her paper and Lead
Symposium. "Androgyny
on Women in the Workforce held at the committee members who made the
shop organizing
NCMRD in 1987 and conclude with a call for so successful and worthwhile. I would
symposium
research proposals on three specific women in man also like to thank the Canadian Federation of Deans
agement research themes. of Management and Administrative Studies and the
The papers presented at theWomen in Mount Saint Vincent Institute for the
Manage University
ment Research Symposium generated much discus Study of Women for their support and encourage
sion and many ideas for future research. I hope that ment.