African women in leadership: Current knowledge and a framework for future studies

SM Nkomo, H Ngambi - International Journal of African …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
While the empirical literature on leadership and management in Africa is sparse, the
literature on African women in leadership is even sparser. This article offers a critical …

Equal opportunity and affirmative action for South African women: a benefit or barrier?

B Mathur‐Helm - Women in Management Review, 2005 - emerald.com
Purpose–The paper aims to examine whether the South African government and its
corporate organizations have been successful in employing women as professional equals …

Gender role stereotypes and requisite management characteristics: The case of South Africa

LAE Booysen, SM Nkomo - Gender in Management: An international …, 2010 - emerald.com
Purpose–Although Schein's gender role management stereotype hypothesis has been
examined in many countries around the world, no studies specifically examine the combined …

Women and the glass ceiling in South African banks: an illusion or reality?

B Mathur‐Helm - Women in Management Review, 2006 - emerald.com
Purpose–Present research seeks to examine the reality of the glass‐ceiling phenomenon in
South Africa's four major retail banks. Design/methodology/approach–Investigates women's …

Societal power shifts and changing social identities in South Africa: Workplace implications

L Booysen - South African Journal of Economic and Management …, 2007 - journals.co.za
The enormous social, economic and political transformation South Africans have
experienced especially over the past 12 years, since the systematic dismantling of apartheid …

A similar, marginal place in the academy: Contextualizing the leadership strategies of Black women in the United States and South Africa

LN Johnson, KM Thomas - Advances in Develo** Human …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The Problem. Persisting challenges of inequity in higher education often position Black
women as outsiders within their academic environments, resulting in Black women …

Cross-cultural values comparison between Chinese and Sub-Saharan Africans

JPM Matondo - International Journal of Business and Social …, 2012 - search.proquest.com
Abstract With a Sino-African trade growing at 40% a year and a steadily growing economy
above 5% in Africa are challenging Chinese companies and individual Chinese …

Expatriate women managers: at the crossroads of success, challenges and career goals

B Mathur‐Helm - Women in Management Review, 2002 - emerald.com
The current study explores the unique experiences of expatriate women managers, in
procuring international assignments, adjusting to the cross‐cultural conditions on global …

[PDF][PDF] The role of secondary school principals in motivating teachers in the Flacq district of Mauritius

LJ Belle - 2007 - core.ac.uk
From the wave of policy reforms of the new Minister of Education and Human Resources for
a “World Class Quality Education”, stakeholders have been ascribing the poor quality of …

Zimbabwean women primary school heads

I Muzvidziwa - International handbook of educational leadership and …, 2013 - Springer
This chapter examines the role of educational leaders in creating enabling socially just
educational environments. It seeks to raise an awareness of the problematic nature of …