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Women in Business
Patricia Werhane
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Description for Women in Business
Hardcover. A guide for women entering, progressing, and leading in the workplace. It tells stories of perseverance and inventiveness from women executives, and reveals common qualities and characteristics that reflect a style of leadership that is in contrast to the traditional, white-male model that has dominated practice, theory, and management education. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Female executives of large companies are still in short supply in the U.S., but they have made great strides in recent years and their number is growing. Patricia Werhane and four other leadership experts interviewed twenty-two prominent women—including executives at Kraft, Boeing, and Harley Davidson—to uncover their leadership styles, reveal their most effective practices, and find out how they broke through the glass ceiling. This celebration of stellar executives highlights their achievements, the values and visions that guide them, and the contributions they've made to both their companies and industries. Besides enjoying fascinating stories, readers—both men and women—will gain insights ... Read more
Female executives of large companies are still in short supply in the U.S., but they have made great strides in recent years and their number is growing. Patricia Werhane and four other leadership experts interviewed twenty-two prominent women—including executives at Kraft, Boeing, and Harley Davidson—to uncover their leadership styles, reveal their most effective practices, and find out how they broke through the glass ceiling. This celebration of stellar executives highlights their achievements, the values and visions that guide them, and the contributions they've made to both their companies and industries. Besides enjoying fascinating stories, readers—both men and women—will gain insights ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780275994549
SKU
V9780275994549
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Patricia Werhane
Patricia Werhane is the Wicklander Chair of Business Ethics and Director of the Institute for Business and Professional Ethics at DePaul University. She holds a joint appointment as the Peter and Adeline Ruffin Professor of Business Ethics and Senior Fellow at the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics at the Darden School, University of Virginia. She is the author or editor ... Read more
Reviews for Women in Business
A collaborative effort of five female academics, this volume engagingly tells the stories of 22 women leaders in corporate and entrepreneurial roles. The book is based on interviews with these leaders and reports on their achievements, the values and visions they bring to and enact in their organizations, and the contributions they have made to the companies in which they ... Read more