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IntroductionThis seek stem will discuss a paper published in volume 18 of Gender, Work and Organization (ISSN 0968-6673), in the Human Resource way and Employment Studies field, titled Are Women in Management Victims of the Phantom of the Male no(prenominal)m? (Billing 2011). Yvonne Due Billing is an Associate Professor working at the Department of Sociology in the University of Copenhagen. She has more than 60 published inquiry contributions to book/anthology/report, working papers and contribution to conferences (University of Copenhagen 2011).I will first discuss the general approach and rationale. This includes the research question the research topic, its assumptions and possibleness and the research philosophy. Although this research paper could be evaluated in a number of ways and from different angles, I will focus upon the data collection methods. starting line with the books review (secondary data collection), primary citations / sources, up to the usage of theoreti cal concepts inherited from the literature. Thereafter the primary data collection method will be assessed. Finally, some(prenominal) conclusions and recommendations will be offered.General approach and rationale Women in managerial roles has been a topic of debate for many decades. The advancement of women into position of federal agency and bias in organisations has seen a steady rise, contributing to the equality of opportunity, in the last years (ILO 2004). However, the precaution gender commonplace is still considered to be a barrier. Indeed, in a worldwide overview of women in management, Berthoin and Izraeli (2002), reckon that the most important obstacle faced by female managers in industrialized nations is the stereotype that link management ... .../abs_lightningwintro.pdf accesed on 3/6/2011 Heilman, M., Wallen, A.S., Fuchs, D., and Tamkins, M. (2004) Penalties for success reactions to women who succeed at male gender-typed tasks, Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 89, No. 3, pp. 416-427.ILO (2004) Breaking the Glass Ceiling Women in Management, Update, 2004, internationalistic Labour Organization, Geneva.Locke, K. (2001) Grounded Theory in Management Research. London SAGE Publications LtdUniversity of Copenhagen. (2011). Department of Sociology - Profiles. online Available at Accessed on 6/6/2011 West, C. and Zimmerman, D. (1987) Doing gender, Gender & Society, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. one hundred twenty-five51.Wiley-Black (2011) TITLE Gender, Work & Organization. online com/journal.asp?ref=0968-6673 Accessed on 14/06/2011. Analysis of Billings Article, Are Women in Management Victims of the PIntroductionThis research paper will discuss a paper published in volume 18 of Gender, Work and Organization (ISSN 0968-6673), in the Human Resource Management and Employment Studies field, titled Are Women in Management Victims of the Phantom of the Male Norm? (Billing 2011). Yvonne Due Billing is an Associate Professor working at the Depart ment of Sociology in the University of Copenhagen. She has more than 60 published research contributions to book/anthology/report, working papers and contribution to conferences (University of Copenhagen 2011).I will first discuss the general approach and rationale. This includes the research question the research topic, its assumptions and hypothesis and the research philosophy. Although this research paper could be evaluated in a number of ways and from different angles, I will focus upon the data collection methods. Starting with the literature review (secondary data collection), primary citations / sources, up to the usage of theoretical concepts inherited from the literature. Thereafter the primary data collection method will be assessed. Finally, some conclusions and recommendations will be offered.General approach and rationale Women in managerial roles has been a topic of debate for many decades. The advancement of women into position of power and influence in organisations has seen a steady rise, contributing to the equality of opportunity, in the last years (ILO 2004). However, the management gender commonplace is still considered to be a barrier. Indeed, in a worldwide overview of women in management, Berthoin and Izraeli (2002), reckon that the most important obstacle faced by female managers in industrialized nations is the stereotype that links management ... .../abs_lightningwintro.pdf accesed on 3/6/2011 Heilman, M., Wallen, A.S., Fuchs, D., and Tamkins, M. (2004) Penalties for success reactions to women who succeed at male gender-typed tasks, Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 89, No. 3, pp. 416-427.ILO (2004) Breaking the Glass Ceiling Women in Management, Update, 2004, International Labour Organization, Geneva.Locke, K. (2001) Grounded Theory in Management Research. London SAGE Publications LtdUniversity of Copenhagen. (2011). Department of Sociology - Profiles. online Available at Accessed on 6/6/2011 West, C. and Zimmerman, D. (1987) Do ing gender, Gender & Society, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 12551.Wiley-Black (2011) TITLE Gender, Work & Organization. online com/journal.asp?ref=0968-6673 Accessed on 14/06/2011.