How Signaling Motives Send Women Managers Towards the “Glass Cliff”
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Companies in crisis often appoint female executives to send a signal to investors and observers that they are ready to make substantial changes. Such signaling appointments set up women to fail, creating a ‘glass cliff’ effect that further undermines attempts to overturn male-dominated leadership in business.
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