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Women To Management Case Study

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Vianen and Fischer (2002) suggested that compared to men, women would feel less attracted to management positions, especially top management positions, because of their organizational culture preferences. Women were confronted with two barriers on the way to the top, which were more restraining for them than for men. One was the women’s first step into management. Few women would take this step partly because they had weaker masculine culture preferences. The other barrier concerns the step from middle management to top management. Women seemed less ambitious than men in pursuing a top management career. It was suggested that if an organization truly wanted to assign more women to top management positions, they should put effort into changing the top management culture as well as try to attract women with high salaries and status. It was concluded that both processes of selection and self-selection are responsible for the slow advancement of women to top management careers. However, at a higher hierarchical level, the …show more content…

In an article “India’s Incredible Women” printed in Express-Travel world, September (2007), influential ladies of hotel industry discussed their work experience, challenges faced and success mantra. Delyse Braganza, Vice President-Sales and Marketing, Kamat Hotels, India, said that, to be successful in the industry one should follow three D’s, i.e. Discipline, Dedication and Determination; and always have distinctive approach towards ones career, as she herself took her profession as of chef not as women chef. Shatbhi Basu, Mixologist, Beverage Consultant, Director-Stir Academy of Bartending, emphasize on the body language, self- control and self-confidence can lead to be most possible achievements of any women

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