Women Scholars in Hong Kong: In Pursuit of Intellectual Leadership

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 The Significance of Intellectual Leadership
	1.1 Problem Statement and Knowledge Gap
		1.1.1 Marginalization of Women Scholars in Higher Education
		1.1.2 Emerging Studies on Intellectual Leadership in Higher Education
		1.1.3 Insufficient Studies on Women Scholars’ Intellectual Leadership
		1.1.4 Hong Kong with Mixed Culture
		1.1.5 Research Gaps
	1.2 Research Questions and Objectives
	1.3 Research Framework
	1.4 Methodological Considerations
		1.4.1 Multiple-Case Study Design
		1.4.2 Selection of Participants
	1.5 Structure of the Book
	References
2 The Reality for Women Scholars
	2.1 Studies on Intellectual Leadership
		2.1.1 Different Types of Leadership
		2.1.2 Macfarlane’s Model of Intellectual Leadership
	2.2 Studies on Academic Disciplines
		2.2.1 Categorizations of Academic Disciplines
		2.2.2 Disciplines in the New Era
		2.2.3 Disciplines and Women Scholars
	2.3 Studies on Gender, Culture and Academic Career
		2.3.1 Women Scholars and Gendered Higher Education
		2.3.2 Women Scholars and Confucian Heritage Culture
	2.4 Studies on Hong Kong Society and Women Scholars
		2.4.1 Brief Introduction of Hong Kong and Women
		2.4.2 Higher Education in Hong Kong
		2.4.3 Women Scholars in Hong Kong
	References
3 Cumulative (Dis)Advantages and Women Scholars
	3.1 Major Theoretical Lenses in the Field
	3.2 The Three-Pronged Framework
		3.2.1 Cumulative (Dis)Advantage Theory
		3.2.2 Macfarlane’s Intellectual Leadership Perspective
		3.2.3 Gender and Cultural Legacies
	References
4 Strategic Gamers
	4.1 Introduction of the Category
		4.1.1 Category Overview: Strategic Gamers
		4.1.2 Snapshot of Strategic Gamers
	4.2 Conceptualization of Intellectual Leadership
		4.2.1 Views on the Concept Paper
		4.2.2 Perceived Qualities of Intellectual Leadership
	4.3 Advantages
		4.3.1 Discipline-Related Advantages at the Early Stage
		4.3.2 Institution-Related Advantages
	4.4 Disadvantages and Counteractions
		4.4.1 Discipline-Related Disadvantages
		4.4.2 Gender-Related Disadvantages
	4.5 Chapter Summary
	References
5 Persistent Navigators
	5.1 Introduction of the Category
		5.1.1 Category Overview: Persistent Navigators
		5.1.2 Snapshots of Persistent Navigators
	5.2 Conceptualization of Intellectual Leadership
		5.2.1 Views on the Concept Paper
		5.2.2 Perceived Qualities of Intellectual Leadership
	5.3 Advantages
		5.3.1 Discipline-Related Advantages
		5.3.2 Institution-Related Advantages
	5.4 Disadvantages and Counteractions
		5.4.1 Discipline-Related Disadvantages (Some Becoming Advantages Later)
		5.4.2 Gender-Related Disadvantages
	5.5 Chapter Summary
6 Unconventional Fighters
	6.1 Introduction of the Category
		6.1.1 Category Overview: Unconventional Fighters
		6.1.2 Snapshots of Unconventional Fighters
	6.2 Conceptualization of Intellectual Leadership
		6.2.1 Views on the Concept Paper
		6.2.2 Perceived Qualities of Intellectual Leadership
	6.3 Advantages
		6.3.1 Discipline-Related Advantages
		6.3.2 Discipline-Related and Gender-Related Advantages
	6.4 Disadvantages and Counteractions
		6.4.1 Discipline-Related and Gender-Related Disadvantages
		6.4.2 Institution-Related and Gender-Related Disadvantages
	6.5 Chapter Summary
	References
7 Opportunistic Achievers
	7.1 Introduction of the Category
		7.1.1 Category Overview: Opportunistic Achievers
		7.1.2 Snapshots of Opportunistic Achievers
	7.2 Conceptualization of Intellectual Leadership
		7.2.1 Views on the Concept Paper
		7.2.2 Perceived Qualities of Intellectual Leadership
	7.3 Advantages
		7.3.1 Individual- and Discipline-Related Advantages
		7.3.2 Institution-Related and Discipline-Related Advantages
	7.4 Disadvantages and Counteractions
		7.4.1 Discipline-Related Disadvantages
		7.4.2 Institution-Related Disadvantages
		7.4.3 Gender-Related Disadvantages
	7.5 Chapter Summary
8 Discussion and Conclusion
	8.1 Women Scholars and Intellectual Leadership
		8.1.1 Academic Discipline: Affecting Development of Intellectual Leadership
		8.1.2 Neoliberal HEIs: Reinforcing the Greedy Career
		8.1.3 The Confucian Cultural Reality: Amplifying the Lack of Support
	8.2 Women Scholars and Cumulative (Dis)Advantage
	8.3 Closing Remarks
		8.3.1 Implications
		8.3.2 Future Research
	References
Appendix A Methodology and Method
Research Approach
Research Design
Data Collection
In-Depth Interviews
Document Collection and Review
Data Analysis
Single-Case Analysis
Cross-Case Analysis
Limitations
Evaluation of Case Study
Ethical Considerations
Summary
Appendix B The Concept Paper
Appendix C Interview Protocol