Arab Women and Their Evolving Roles in the Global Business Landscape

Arab Women and Their Evolving Roles in the Global Business Landscape

Ebtihaj Al-A'ali, Minwir M. Al-Shammari, Hatem Masri

Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 321

ISBN13: 9781522537106|ISBN10: 1522537104|EISBN13: 9781522537113

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3710-6

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Al-A'ali, Ebtihaj, et al., editors. Arab Women and Their Evolving Roles in the Global Business Landscape. IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3710-6

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Al-A'ali, E., Al-Shammari, M. M., & Masri, H. (Eds.). (2018). Arab Women and Their Evolving Roles in the Global Business Landscape. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3710-6

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Al-A'ali, Ebtihaj, Minwir M. Al-Shammari, and Hatem Masri, eds. Arab Women and Their Evolving Roles in the Global Business Landscape. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3710-6

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Occupational segregation is a pressing issue in business and can be detrimental to women in the workforce. With the this segregation growing, there is now an urgent need to increase the presence of women in the business market.

Arab Women and Their Evolving Roles in the Global Business Landscape is a pivotal reference source for the latest research findings on the Arab culture and how the global culture impacts Arab women in the business market. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as work and family balance, gender stereotypes, and the glass ceiling, this publication is an ideal resource for legislators and policymakers, economic developers, corporate practitioners, educational faculties, and students of all disciplines who are looking to change the way gender is viewed in the workforce.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development (AHRMOD) Book Series

Editorial Advisory Board

Preface

Chapters

Chapter 1

Gender Differences in Relation to Organization Sources of Power: An Exploratory Research of Individuals and Contextual Issues (pages 1-25)

Ebtihaj A. Al A'ali, Ralla Mohammed Alazali

Women encounter more challenges than men in their attempts to reach top managerial positions. Challenges stem from proscribed social roles, employed life strategies, and/or organizational structures. The same challenges lead men and...

Chapter 2

Arab Gulf Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership (pages 26-50)

Jouharah Mohammad Abalkhail

This chapter examines the challenges facing women's careers in the Arab Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries. It suggests strategies to increase the number of females in leadership positions. A systematic literature review...

Chapter 3

Evaluation of Civil Society Organizations' Programs in San Diego City for Community Integration Policies of Refugee and Immigrant Women From MENA Region (pages 51-73)

Naglaa Fathy El Dessouky, Dalia Alzendi

The objective of this chapter is to provide a detailed analysis and evaluation of the women civil society organizations in San Diego city for community integration of women from MENA region. To reach the objective of this chapter, a...

Chapter 4

Women and Careers: The Issues of the “Glass Ceiling” (pages 74-86)

Asma Ayari

Even though women now account for almost half of the labor force, women's work remains highly marked by a strong vertical and horizontal segmentation and continues to be less well paid than that of men. This chapter presents the...

Chapter 5

Factors Affecting Women Leadership to Reach Top Management and Its Impact on the Economy: The Case of the Kingdom of Bahrain (pages 87-119)

Adel Ismail Al-Alawi, Nehal Fareed El Naggar

In today's dynamic organizations, as women climb up the corporate ladder, they don't seem to sustain and even might become extinct on the way upwards. In developing countries, especially in the Arab world, females have been...

Chapter 6

Enhancing Women's Economic Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia (pages 120-151)

Wassim J. Aloulou

This chapter aims, first, to explore the state of the art of women's economic empowerment as a challenging research inquiry that needs a real investigation and to explore the different mechanisms of entrepreneurship development...

Chapter 7

Evaluating the Impact of Trade Liberalization on Women With Special Reference to the Kingdom of Bahrain (pages 152-177)

Amal Nagah Elbeshbishi, Ebtihaj A. Al A'ali

The institutional framework of the multilateral trading system (MTS) assumes that trade policies and agreements are gender neutral. There is very little known on the impact of trade liberalization on women, partly because of lack of...

Chapter 8

Bahraini Women Engineers: Factors Influencing Their Career Success Ladder (pages 178-208)

Adel Ismail Al-Alawi, Shurooq Husamaddin, Fatema Khaled Mejeran, Fatema Kadhem Madan

The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the current situation of women engineers in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the public and private sectors, discussing some factors that affect women's access to leading positions, and...

Chapter 9

Bahraini Women in PR Managerial Positions: Challenges and Empowerment Strategies (pages 209-238)

Layla AlSaqer, Maha Al-Rashed

This chapter addresses the gap in the literature on the experience of women who are holding managerial positions in public relations in the non-Western society of Bahrain. This research attempts to provide a unique contribution to PR...

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