International Survey Project Women in Management by IMD International Search and Consulting

Participating countries Australia Austria Belgium Czech Rep. Denmark Finland* France Germany Hungary Italy Poland Spain Sweden Switzerland Number of respondents 1234 IMD 2 * Finland has been excluded from the report for methodological reasons

Section A Your opinion as a representative of your organization IMD

Average percentage of women in the management positions 1. Tier : top-management IMD 4

Average percentage of women in the management positions 2. Tier : middle management IMD 5

Average percentage of women in the management positions 3. Tier : lower management IMD 6

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? General Management IMD 7

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Financial Controlling / Accountancy IMD 8

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Data Processing / IT / Information Services IMD 9

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Marketing IMD 10

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Sales IMD 11

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Purchasing and Supplies IMD 12

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Personnel / HRM IMD 13

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Production / Manufacture IMD 14

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Quality management / -control IMD 15

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Research and Development IMD 16

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Legal Department IMD 17

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Public Relations IMD 18

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Customer Service IMD 19

In which part of the organization are women in management positions ? Others IMD 20

Is there a specific function or department in your company that is dedicated to the professional development of women? The answer is yes. IMD 21

Are there any development programmes for women in your organization? The answer is yes. IMD 22

Available development programmes for women in the organization Company kindergarten / Organization of child minding IMD 23

Available development programmes for women in the organization Flexible working time IMD 24

Available development programmes for women in the organization Job sharing arrangements IMD 25

Available development programmes for women in the organization Part-time working IMD 26

Available development programmes for women in the organization Flexibility with regard to the location of the workplace IMD 27

Available development programmes for women in the organization Mentoring-Programme IMD 28

Available development programmes for women in the organization Career development Programme IMD 29

Available development programmes for women in the organization Others IMD 30

Why is there no development programmes for women ? IMD 31

Section B Your personal view

Why in your opinion are there not more woman in management positions in your organization? It is due to corporate culture: in the past priority was given to recruiting men IMD 33

Why in your opinion are there not more woman in management positions in your organization? It is a matter of business/ activity sector (not enough women applicants or candidates) IMD 34

Why in your opinion are there not more woman in management positions in your organization? The female applicants were not sufficiently "career motivated" IMD 35

Why in your opinion are there not more woman in management positions in your organization? The "male dominated culture" acted as a barrier or deterrent IMD 36

In your opinion would you wish to see more women in management positions? The answer is yes. IMD 37

For what reasons do you wish to see more women in management positions? Because women have natural leadership abilities IMD 38

For what reasons do you wish to see more women in management positions? Because women encourage a communicative culture IMD 39

For what reasons do you wish to see more women in management positions? Because women contribute to improving the interpersonal climate in the organization IMD 40

For what reasons do you wish to see more women in management positions? Because women who are able to match job/ career and private life are highly motivated IMD 41

For what reasons do you wish to see more women in management positions? Because women bring creativity IMD 42

For what reasons do you wish to see more women in management positions? Because heterogeneous teams (male and female members) are more efficient than homogeneous IMD 43

For what reasons do you wish to see more women in management positions? Other reasons IMD 44

Which measures of assistance are worthwhile in your view in order to support the position of women in management? Mentoring-Programmes IMD 45

Which measures of assistance are worthwhile in your view in order to support the position of women in management? Specific career planning IMD 46

Which measures of assistance are worthwhile in your view in order to support the position of women in management? Integration in special interest groups / membership of networks / clubs IMD 47

Which measures of assistance are worthwhile in your view in order to support the position of women in management? Creating of an ideal, women friendly environment, e.g. kindergarten, organization of child minding IMD 48

Which measures of assistance are worthwhile in your view in order to support the position of women in management? I do not believe special assistance programmes are necessary IMD 49

What is your opinion of the introduction of quotas for women in your company? IMD 50

Do you consider the positive discrimination in favour of women (that means preference for women) for management positions to be worthwhile? The answer is yes. IMD 51

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? TEAM PLAYER IMD 52 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? COMMUNICATIVE ABILITY IMD 53 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? YOUNG CAREER - WOMAN IMD 54 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? TARGET ORIENTATED IMD 55 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? ENDURANCE IMD 56 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? UNFEMININE, MASCULINE IMD 57 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? RESILIENT / STRESS RESISTANT IMD 58 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? ORGANIZATIONAL TALENT IMD 59 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? POWER SEEKING IMD 60 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? SOFT IMD 61 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? DIPLOMACY IMD 62 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? TOLERANCE IMD 63 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? SINGLE, CHILDLESS IMD 64 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? DETERMINED, DOGGED IMD 65 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? EMANCIPATED IMD 66 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

Which picture do you associate with women who are in management positions? MODEST IMD 67 strongly matches no match partially matches The higher the bar, the more likely the respondents are to associate the feature with female manager

How did those women managers known to you achieve their current positions? They had a mentor / they were targeted for promotion IMD 68

How did those women managers known to you achieve their current positions? They had a well functioning network IMD 69

How did those women managers known to you achieve their current positions? Due to their outstanding personal profile (e.g. specialist knowledge, personality) IMD 70

How did those women managers known to you achieve their current positions? There was no competitive recruitment or no direct competitors / candidates IMD 71

How did those women managers known to you achieve their current positions? On the ground of their feminine attributes IMD 72

How did those women managers known to you achieve their current positions? As the result of a quota for women policy IMD 73

Do you consider a national legal right or legal framework for women returning to employment following maternity leave to be reintegrated into management positions as sufficient? The answer is yes. IMD 74

Assuming that your wife / partner also has plans would you then be prepared to reduce or alter your own career goals? NOTE: Only males answering IMD 75 n/a

Has the career of your wife or partner had any influence upon your own career development? NOTE: Only males answering IMD 76 n/a

Was it positive or counterproductive influence? NOTE: Only males answering who stated YES in the previous question IMD 77 n/a

Would you be prepared to work under a woman as your manager? The answer is yes. NOTE: Only males answering IMD 78 n/a

Section C Statistical Information

Sex IMD 80

Age groups IMD 81

Respondents position in the organizational hierarchy IMD 82

Number of employees in the company IMD 83

Turnover figure of the company (in Euro) IMD 84 n/a