Title The lost leaders : how corporate America loses women leaders / by Rebekah S. Heppner

Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Description 1 online resource Contents Insert preliminaries -- Introduction -- Accidental careers -- Colleen roberts -- Judy Samuels -- Joyce Williams -- Nancy Michaels -- Other "lost leaders" -- Corporate america -- The old boys' network -- The acceptable band -- The ideal worker -- Against the law -- The toxic workplace -- Hopes for the future -- Joy in work -- Free agency -- The balancing act -- A paradox of diversity -- A woman president of the United States -- Conclusion -- Bibliography Summary Business leaders are being lost - in a business world that so desperately needs leadership today. Although women now represent half of all managers, they hold less than 10 percent of the top positions in U.S. corporations. Somehow, women are being lost on their way up. Much has been written about women leaders; rarely do we hear them speak. The Lost Leaders presents, in their own voices, the personal stories of women who achieved success in corporate leadership but have chosen to abandon their corporate careers. Readers will hear their own triumphs and struggles in the stories these women tell. When taken together, these stories provide a fascinating glimpse of the culture that exists in the contemporary corporation. The Lost Leaders examines what happened - and what is still happening - to women who could be leaders but have chosen instead to leave corporate environments. Heppner shows us that, though there have been tremendous changes since the careers depicted here began, the environment that led these women to leave is still prevalent. Grounded firmly in academic research, Heppner writes in an accessible style that is of interest to business professionals, students, and researchers alike, capturing a unique time in our cultural history and illuminating today's workplace Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English Print version record Subject Women executives -- United States -- Biography Businesswomen -- United States -- Biography Sex discrimination against women -- United States Corporate culture -- United States Management: leadership & motivation -- USA. Entrepreneurship -- USA. Office & workplace -- USA. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations. Businesswomen Corporate culture Sex discrimination against women Women executives Weibliche Führungskraft Diskriminierung Unternehmenskultur Management: leadership & motivation -- United States of America, USA. Entrepreneurship -- United States of America, USA. Office & workplace -- United States of America, USA. Business and Management. United States USA Genre/Form Biographies Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781137350701 1137350709 9781349470396 1349470392

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