Journal of Organizational Change Management: Volume 8 Issue 1

Viewpoint: perspectives on women in consulting

Teresa Joyce Covin, Marilyn E Harris

Introduces the articles selected for the special issue and theirpurpose. Over the next decade, consulting is likely to become anincreasingly attractive career option for many…

Women in organization development: A profile of the intervention styles and values of today′s practitioners

Janine Waclawski, Allan H. Church, W. Warner Burke

Focuses on women in the field of organization development (OD),their consulting practices, motivators, values, and intended directionsfor the future. Reviews the current state of…

Characterizing accounting consultants: gender does make a difference

Bonnie P. Stivers, Jane E. Campbell

Examines the perceived characteristics of accounting consultants.The sample for the study consists of 156 members of the Georgia Societyof Certified Public Accountants. Indicates…

What has it been like to be a woman consultant over the last two decades?

Marilyn E Harris

Substantiates the author′s response of “paradoxical” tothe titular question through analysing key transcending issues in herconsulting practice. Discusses each of the transcending…

The role of women in workplace diversity consulting

Donna M. Stringer

Data indicate that today′s business organizations are focusing ondiversity as a way of increasing their effectiveness andcompetitiveness. There is every indication that women will…

Women′s voices in organizational development: questions, stories, and implications

Kathy L. Kaplan

Highlights the main features of qualitative research conducted with32 successful women consultants in organization development. The formatis multifaceted, including tables, poems…