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Ruth Simpson
A voyage of discovery or a fast track to success: men, women and the MBA
Journal of Management Development; 19: 9 2000; pp. 764-782 ,
ISSN: 0262-1711
http://www.mcb.co.uk/jmd.htm
This article presents and discusses results of a research project on the
personal and career benefits of the MBA. These results suggest women value
the experience of doing the course and that this gives them greater
"intrinsic" benefits of enhanced confidence and self-worth. Men gain greater
"extrinsic" benefits of enhanced pay and status, and place a greater
emphasis on the credential value of the MBA. However, the MBA has less of a
transforming effect on how they see themselves and their organisations.
This article is a must for all studying management development/education for
women. Cited references include articles in: Gender and Society, Women in
Management: Current Research Issues, Women in Management Review, In the Way
of Women: Men�s Resistance to Sex Equality in Organisations, The Key to the
Men�s Club, At the heart of women in management research, Gender, Work and
Organization, Women MBA�s: Problems and Prospects, Why Women Drop out of
Graduate Management Education, Women Managers: Travellers in a Male World,
Managerial Job Change: Men and Women in Transition, Income determinants for
women in business, Women beware: an MBA doesn�t mean equal pay, Gender and
sex related attribution: beyond individualistic conceptions of achievement,
Effects of employment gaps on the careers of MBAs: more damaging for men
than women?, Is management education on the right track for women?, Does an
MBA help women?, Gender issues on management education: a new teaching
resource, What it means to succeed: personal conceptions of career success
held by male and female managers at different agesProfessions and
Patriarchy.
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