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1 online resource (281 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Women Preneurs; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Author; 1. The New Work Landscape; Introduction; Profile: Gail K. Naughton, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Histogen; Section I. Working Women; The Movement of Women into the Workforce; Profile: Nikki Hardin, Founder and Publisher, Skirt!® Magazine; Gender at Work; Generations; The Origins of the Mommy Wars; Section II. Legislation and Policies; Avoiding a Challenge of Discrimination; Americans with Disabilities; Why Job Analysis?; Making Performance Appraisals Effective |
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The Gender Problem of Performance versus PotentialSection III. The Changing Workplace; How Women Have Changed the Business Landscape; Profile: Denise L. Devine, Founder, CEO and President, Nutripharm, Inc. and Froose® Brands, LLC; Glass Floors, Ceilings, Walls, Elevators and Cliffs; Profile: Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden, General Manager, Catalyst Europe AG; Women on Board--The Business Case; References; 2. Organizations: Leadership and Management; Introduction; Profile: Rebecca Smith, Founder and President, A.D. Morgan Corporation; Section I. Dimensions of Management; Approaches to Management |
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Leadership, Management and the Information RevolutionClosing the Gap--Moving Beyond Buzzwords; Section II. Women in Management; Women, Power and Leadership; Profile: Maria L. Maccecchini, Ph. D., President and CEO, QR Pharma, Inc.; Picking a Management Style; Understanding Diversity and Why It Should be Cultivated; Profile: Shabnam Rezaei, President, Big Bad Boo; Avoiding Skilled Incompetence; Profile: Judith V. Moore, Founder and CEO, Charleston Cookie Company, LLC; Section III. Values, Ethics and Stress; When Companies are Unethical, Everybody Loses; The Whistleblowers |
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Ethics and Dealing with Corrupt CompaniesWork Environments and Stress; Work-Life Balance; References; 3. Work, Life and Career Strategies; Introduction; Profile: Ruth Ann Menutis, Founder, The Grove and Branded Works; Section I. The Job; Job Hunting; Retooling; Answering Key Questions; Career Networking; Building Your Own Brand; Profile: Suzy Spafford, Founder and CEO, Suzy's Zoo; Labels Can be Confusing; Section II. Women in Organizations; Credentials, Women and Wages; Her Power; Profile: Aliza Sherman, Founder, Cybergrrl, Conversify and Mediaegg; All Minds Needed at the Table |
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Section III. Organizational Career TipsManaging Up; A Mentor Should be an Advocate; Climbing to the Top; Profile: Kay Koplovitz, Founder and CEO, Koplovitz & amp; Company; Building the Right Networks; References; 4. On the Road to Entrepreneurship; Introduction; Profile: Deborah Szekely, Founder, The Golden Door; Co-Founder (with Edmond Szekely), Rancho La Puerta; Section I. The Rise of Modern Women Entrepreneurs; Intrapreneurs; Profile: Jennet Robinson Alterman, Executive Director, Center for Women; Women Entrepreneurs and Corporate Exits; Intentional Entrepreneurs and Corporate Climbers |
| Summary |
WomenPreneurs: 21st Century Success Strategies, will appeal to three groups of interested readers. The first consists of higher education faculty teaching courses in management, entrepreneurship and women's studies and directors of professional development workshops interested in acquiring a supplemental readings book. The second consists of women in the workplace, those contemplating entry, parents who want to provide daughters with the best guidance as well as men and significant others who want those they love to have a safer navigational journey and recognize that the work environment they |
| Notes |
Section II. Women Entrepreneurs and Success |
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Print version record |
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Self-employed women -- United States
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Women-owned business enterprises -- United States
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Businesswomen -- United States.
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Entrepreneurship -- United States
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Businesswomen
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Entrepreneurship
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Self-employed women
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Women-owned business enterprises
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203126684 |
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0203126688 |
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