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Gender in Organizations

The Icelandic Female Council Manager

by Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir (Author)
©2020 Prompt XII, 140 Pages

Summary

The importance of local authorities in modern states continues to grow regarding service delivery and policy-making. As the role of local authorities has grown, so has the prestige and importance of the top manager positions at the local level. Traditionally, women’s advancement into these top-echelon positions has been much slower than into positions at the lower levels of local government. So how and when do women get hired into these positions? Is their career advancement similar to that of their male peers, or are there notable differences between the sexes? And are women really only hired as change agents during times of crisis? The author provides answers to these questions and more by focusing on the career advancement of Icelandic female council managers. The book draws from both comparative resources and a single case study on Iceland and provides comprehensive information on the recruitment of women into the position of council manager from the perspective of local government studies, organizational studies and gender studies. The book will help scholars, students and practitioners interested in exploring the subtle hindrances facing women’s advancement into top-echelon positions in organizations.

Table Of Contents

  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • About the author
  • About the book
  • This eBook can be cited
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • List of Tables and Figure
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The Council-Manager Form of Government
  • Different Types of Local Government Chief Executives in Iceland
  • Lost in Translation
  • Analytical Framework
  • Organization of the Book
  • References
  • Chapter 1 Theoretical Framework
  • Leadership in Local Government Administration
  • Theorizing Gender in Local Administration
  • References
  • Chapter 2 The Council-Manager Position in Comparison
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Ireland
  • Finland
  • Norway
  • References
  • Chapter 3 The Icelandic Local Government System
  • Horizontal Power Division in Icelandic Local Government
  • The Icelandic Local Government Chief Executive
  • References
  • Chapter 4 The Recruitment Process of a Council Manager
  • Finding the Best Person for the Job
  • “Preferred but not necessary” Qualifications for a Council-Manager Position
  • Who Gets Hired through Job Postings?
  • References
  • Chapter 5 The Profile of Icelandic Council Managers
  • Tenure and Turnover
  • Prior Experience
  • Educational Background
  • Political Affiliation
  • Local Connection
  • References
  • Chapter 6 Think Female—Think Change
  • Does It Take a Woman to Hire a Woman?
  • Who Hires a Female Council Manager?
  • Recruitment in Times of Crisis
  • Recruiting in the Best of Times
  • References
  • Chapter 7 The Icelandic Council Manager—a Classification
  • Method of Classification
  • The Icelandic Council-Manager Continuum
  • The Politically Affiliated Council Manager
  • The Strategic Council Manager
  • The Council Manager as an Active Administrator
  • The Council Manager as a Reluctant Participant
  • The Council Manager as a Neutral Administrator
  • The Council-Manager Continuum Explained
  • Gender and the Council-Manager Continuum
  • References
  • Chapter 8 The Case of Iceland: Lessons Learned
  • Merit in Making
  • The Choice of Women
  • The [Not So] Very Special Case of Iceland
  • References
  • Appendix
  • Data Sources
  • Article 54 and 55 of the Local Government, Act no. 138/2011
  • Index
  • Series Page

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir, author.

About the author

Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir is an associate professor at the University of Iceland. She teaches courses in public administration and political science. She holds a PhD in political science from the University of Iceland. She has researched political and organizational leadership, local governance and public administration.

About the book

The importance of local authorities in modern states continues to grow regarding service delivery and policy-making. As the role of local authorities has grown, so has the prestige and importance of the top manager positions at the local level. Traditionally, women’s advancement into these top-echelon positions has been much slower than into positions at the lower levels of local government. So how and when do women get hired into these positions? Is their career advancement similar to that of their male peers, or are there notable differences between the sexes? And are women really only hired as change agents during times of crisis? The author provides answers to these questions and more by focusing on the career advancement of Icelandic female council managers. The book draws from both comparative resources and a single case study on Iceland and provides comprehensive information on the recruitment of women into the position of council manager from the perspective of local government studies, organizational studies and gender studies. The book will help scholars, students and practitioners interested in exploring the subtle hindrances facing women’s advancement into top-echelon positions in organizations.

This eBook can be cited

This edition of the eBook can be cited. To enable this we have marked the start and end of a page. In cases where a word straddles a page break, the marker is placed inside the word at exactly the same position as in the physical book. This means that occasionally a word might be bifurcated by this marker.

Details

Pages
XII, 140
Year
2020
ISBN (PDF)
9781433177262
ISBN (ePUB)
9781433177279
ISBN (MOBI)
9781433177286
ISBN (Hardcover)
9781433177293
DOI
10.3726/b16534
Language
English
Publication date
2020 (March)
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Oxford, Wien, 2020. XII, 140 pp., 1 b/w ill., 4 tables

Biographical notes

Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir (Author)

Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir is an associate professor at the University of Iceland. She teaches courses in public administration and political science. She holds a PhD in political science from the University of Iceland. She has researched political and organizational leadership, local governance and public administration.

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