Women managers and organizational power

摘要

The absence of women form top management was long attributed tothe traditional "ball and chain" of family responsibilities. Thefundamental reason for women's slow progress in the realms of powermay lie elsewhere. Recent research has sought to identify theelements which constitute an invisible barrier-or glass ceiling-whichContinues to keep women form top positions. How far Does theorganization, as an institution, contribute Through its culture tothis exclusion? In this paper a Comparative study of two firms willsuggest to what Extent the organizational culture models theprofessional Identity of women and their subsequent relationship withPower.