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A few good women at the top: The China case

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In the face of global economic downturns, an increasing number of women are rising to top management positions. What happened in China seems to resonate with the trend in the West. In China, only one in four have made it to the top management level, with a majority taking the position of chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and human resources director. In China, 53% of women are caught in sticky-floor situations and never advance beyond lower-level positions in the workplace. What holds women back from climbing up the corporate ladder? This research explores the stories of women executives in China's corporate world based on an exploratory study. We investigated the following questions: What are these women's beliefs about and responses to the glass ceiling? What personal, social, and organizational constraints undermine their capacity to play a part in a traditionally male-dominant world? How did these women make their way to the top? And, what factors are unique to Chinese women managers’ career advancement?

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  • Liu, Shimin, 2013. "A few good women at the top: The China case," Business Horizons, Elsevier, vol. 56(4), pages 483-490.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:bushor:v:56:y:2013:i:4:p:483-490
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2013.04.002
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