Representation of Women in International Business Case Studies

1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-89
Author(s):  
John A. Ruhe ◽  
William R. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
International Business ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Representation Of Women

International Business Case Studies For the Multicultural Marketplace

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert T. Moran ◽  
David O. Braaten Ph.D. ◽  
John Walsh, D.B.A.
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
International Business ◽  
Business Case

scholarly journals Invisible or Clichéd: How Are Women Represented in Business Cases?

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen M. Sharen ◽  
Rosemary A. McGowan
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
Business Graduates ◽  
Business Cases

Women represent just less than 50% of undergraduate business graduates and 36% of MBA graduates. Despite their strong presence in management education programs, women are noticeably absent from business case studies—a key pedagogical tool for instruction within management education programs worldwide. While case studies inform students about business processes, decision making, strategy, and leadership and management challenges, they also promote unintentional learning about gender. We argue that case studies contain a “hidden curriculum” that presents and reinforces implicit assumptions and stereotypes about women’s fitness to lead. Using NVivo 11 software to analyze the content of written cases, we examine the presence, absence, and representation of female and male protagonists in a sample of business cases published by a large business school case publisher. The findings offer comparative insights into the proportion of cases featuring female protagonists, the representation of women and men in leadership roles, and the characterizations of the female and male protagonists. Women protagonists were absent in more than 80% of cases, and when present, were portrayed as less visionary, risk taking, agentic, certain, and more emotional, cautious, and quality and detail oriented than men.

Workplace crime and inequality

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Male Dominated ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings In male-dominated professions such as accounting, gender disparity exists when transgressions are committed. Women are at the risk of receiving harsher sentences than their male counterparts in various situations. Greater representation of women on disciplinary panels and concealing of gender during trials are measures which can help reduce the level of bias that currently prevails. Practical Implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Theorising from case studies: Towards a pluralist future for international business research

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 740-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Welch ◽  
Rebecca Piekkari ◽  
Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki ◽  
Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
International Business ◽  
Business Research ◽  
International Business Research

BOOK REVIEW. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS – THEORIES, STRATEGIES, POLICIES, TOOLS AND CASE STUDIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 14(63) (1) ◽  
pp. 111-112
Author(s):  
Gabriel Brătucu
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
International Business ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
International Economic Relations

This is a review for a collective book published both in Romanian (2017) and in English (2019) on the topic of international economic relations. The book has a comprehensive character and presents the issues related to international business and economics in a multi-facet manner. The book has a number of merits that are presented in the review.

Analysis of a Large-Scale IT Outsourcing "Failure"

2011 ◽  
pp. 447-464
Author(s):  
Anne C. Rouse ◽  
Brian J. Corbitt
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Successful Case ◽  
Public Report ◽  
Expected Benefits ◽  
Auditor General ◽  
Recommended Guidelines ◽  
Subject Theory

Much of the research that has been carried out into outsourcing is based on relatively successful case studies. Yet drawing inferences from case studies when those with largely negative outcomes rarely see the light of day represents a significant problem. When negative cases are systematically unrepresented, there is less opportunity to subject theory to scrutiny. This chapter goes some way towards redressing this trend, by reporting on a large scale “selective” outsourcing arrangement that has been publicly described as a failure — the Australian Federal Government’s “whole of government” IT infrastructure outsourcing initiative. This initiative, originally promoted as likely to lead to a billion dollar saving, was abandoned early in 2001, after a damning public report by the Australian Auditor General. However, a detailed study of the initiative suggests that the “failure” occurred despite the project adhering to many of the recommended guidelines for successful outsourcing that had been derived from earlier case analysis. The findings have important implications for decision makers confronted with outsourcing choices. The study suggests that the risks of outsourcing are often downplayed, or ignored in the rush to reap the expected benefits. The study also suggests that expectations of savings from outsourcing IT are often substantially higher than those that have been empirically confirmed in the field. Decision makers are advised that key assumptions about costs, savings, managerial effort, and the effects of outsourcing on operational performance might be incorrect, and to plan for their outsourcing activity accordingly. They should pay particular attention to coordination and transaction costs, as these tend to be overlooked in the business case. These costs will be magnified if “best in breed” multiple-vendor outsourcing is chosen, and if contracts are kept short. Decision-makers are also warned of the difficulties they are likely to have at the end of an outsourcing contract if there is not a large and robust pool of alternative vendors willing to bid against the incumbent.

Internationalization of the Firm and Impacts of Videotex Networks

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Steinfield ◽  
Laurence Caby ◽  
Pierre Vialle
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
International Business ◽  
Product Differentiation ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
International Strategy ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
International Telecommunications ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
Incremental Addition

Business applications represent one of the fastest growing areas for videotex. Due to the efforts to link national videotex systems, we analyse the potential uses and effects of videotex for international business applications. Using case studies of international videotex use by eight firms, we outline the key strategies firms use to exploit videotex internationally, as well as the major impacts of this use. Main strategies include: (1) adding value to basic transactions through the incremental addition of new services, (2) using the basic service as a product leader that draws customers into a relationship, (3) using the information byproducts of transactions to better manage relationships with system users and (4) linking videotex systems with other networks and information systems as a means of broadening reach. Impacts centered primarily on the ways firms related to their customers and suppliers including a shifting of costs of transactions away from the service provider, a more easily expanded base of partners and more standardized interactions with these. International connections via videotex helped to alleviate the high costs of international telecommunications, and in some cases, permitted companies to access foreign markets previously too expensive to reach. Theoretically, the case studies illustrate the use of telematic systems to enable marketing strategies that have characteristics of both market and hierarchy approaches as noted by Williamson (1975), and both cost/volume and product differentiation strategies pointed out by Porter (1980). Regarding international strategy, the case studies further illustrate that such telematic applications can help firms achieve the benefits of both global and multidomestic approaches discussed by Porter (1986).

scholarly journals Business case studies in knowledge management

2006 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a
Author(s):  
Michael Smith ◽  
Deborah E. Swain ◽  
Brien Boswell ◽  
John McIntyre ◽  
Antonio Hill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Business Case
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