Human Resources, Care Giving, Career Progression and Gender

B. Coyne has more than twenty years human resources experience in major manufacturing industries. She was the first professional female employed in Labour Relations at Shell Oil's Norco, Louisiana, Refinery Complex. Edward J. Coyne, Sr. is a former Fortune's 500 executive and is currently Visiting Professor of Management at Samford University. His experience includes managing major companies in Australia and Jamaica. He is the author of Targeting the Foreign Direct Investor (1995). Monica Lee is based at Lancaster University, UK. She came to academe from the business world and is now concentrating on mentoring senior managers. She is intrigued by the dynamics around individuals and organisations, and most of her work is about trying to make sense of these.