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Simmons School of Management Survey Findings Featured in CNN Article

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Even in an era in which gender equality within business corporations is an officially-acknowledged -- if by no means fully realized -- idea, it seems there are some supposed distinctions between the sexes which are still ok to make.

One business school, however, begs to differ. New research by the Simmons School of Management, based in Boston, Massachusetts, contends that not only do female managers take more risks than believed, but that they should also more actively seek out credit for their boldness.

For the complete CGO article, "Risky Business: Busting the Myth of Women as Risk Averse," visit to www.simmons.edu/som/cgo

Visit CNN  for the full article "Women are Risk-Takers Too"

Post Date: May 06, 2009 | Posted By: Nicole Herrick
Post Category: CGO;MBA;SOM News;Undergraduate Management
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Even in an era in which gender equality within business corporations is an officially-acknowledged -- if by no means fully realized -- idea, it seems there are some supposed distinctions between the sexes which are still ok to make. One business school, however, begs to differ. New research by the Simmons School of Management, based in Boston, Massachusetts, contends that not only do female managers take more risks than believed, but that they should also more actively seek out credit for their boldness. For the complete CGO article, "Risky Business: Busting the Myth of Women as Risk Averse," visit to www.simmons.edu/som/cgoSimmons School of Management Survey Findings Featured in CNN Article

 

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