Breaking through : the making of minority executives in corporate America / David A. Thomas, John J. Gabarro.
Publisher Fact Sheet
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Access E-Book |
|---|---|
| Access Note: | Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff. Access limited to one user at a time. |
| Main Author: | |
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Boston, Mass. :
Harvard Business School Press,
[1999]
|
| Subjects: |
| LEADER | 07410cam a2200637Ma 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | b1259736 | ||
| 003 | CaEvIII | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
| 008 | 000808t19991999maum ob x001 0 eng d | ||
| 005 | 20230414222137.3 | ||
| 019 | |a 243597755 |a 532613442 |a 649205263 |a 756281245 |a 961606428 |a 962573756 | ||
| 020 | |a 0585222924 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 9780585222929 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 9780875848662 | ||
| 020 | |a 0875848664 | ||
| 020 | |z 0875848664 |q (alk. paper) | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)44958639 |z (OCoLC)243597755 |z (OCoLC)532613442 |z (OCoLC)649205263 |z (OCoLC)756281245 |z (OCoLC)961606428 |z (OCoLC)962573756 | ||
| 040 | |a N$T |b eng |e pn |c N$T |d OCL |d OCLCQ |d MUQ |d OCLCQ |d YDXCP |d OCLCG |d OCLCQ |d EXW |d OCLCQ |d TUU |d OCLCQ |d TNF |d OCLCQ |d ZCU |d OCLCO |d OCLCF |d OCLCQ |d SFB |d COO |d B24X7 |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d D6H |d OCLCQ |d MWM |d C@V |d OCLCQ |d SAV |d UtOrBLW | ||
| 043 | |a n-us--- | ||
| 049 | |a SCLL | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a HD38.25.U6 T47 1999eb | |
| 072 | 7 | |a BUS |x 038000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 100 | 1 | |a Thomas, David A., |d 1956- |0 n 98111299 | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Breaking through : |b the making of minority executives in corporate America / |c David A. Thomas, John J. Gabarro. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Boston, Mass. : |b Harvard Business School Press, |c [1999] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©1999 | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xii, 347 pages) | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 347 | |a text file |2 rdaft | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-325) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Minority Success in the Corporate Mainstream -- |t Doing Diversity: Three Decades in Pursuit of Equal Opportunity -- |t The Career Tournament and Its Rules -- |t The Early Years: Family, Education, and Racial Encounters -- |t Early Career: Developing Competence, Credibility, and Confidence -- |t Breaking Through: Pathways to the Executive Suite -- |t Enabling Minority Advancement -- |t Diversity Strategy: Three Approaches to Enabling Minority Advancement -- |t Creating and Sustaining Change: The Common Enablers -- |t Corporate Leadership for Minority Advancement -- |t Lessons for the Next Generation of Minority Executives. |
| 506 | |a Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff. | ||
| 506 | |a Access limited to one user at a time. | ||
| 520 | 8 | |a Publisher Fact Sheet |b Examines the career paths of successful minority executives. | |
| 520 | 8 | |a Annotation |b American companies may tout their equal opportunity initiatives, but with 95% of all executive-level positions in the US held by white males, most of these programs clearly fall far short of their goals when it comes to diversifying upper management. Yet, even in the face of such overwhelming odds, some minority executives do break through to the highest leadership ranks. What can we learn from these success stories? In one of the first in-depth studies to focus on minorities who have made it to the top, Breaking Through examines the crucial connection between corporate culture & the advancement of people of color. The often surprising conclusions drawn by authors Thomas & Gabarro represent important milestones both for the study of organizational practice & for minorities planning their own course of professional achievement. Breaking Through profiles minority executives at three different firms who encountered- & conquered-barriers throughout their careers. It then contrasts their successes with the experiences of white executives who've reached upper management, & with white & minority middle managers coming to grips with stalled careers at the same companies. From the compelling stories a distinct pattern emerges in the way minorities advance. The message is clear & startling: the path that leads minorities to the top is fundamentally different than the route followed by their white peers. Here are the determining factors--both individual & organizational--that correspond to the advancement of minority executives to the highest levels. Breaking Through is an unflinching look at the very real obstacles that await minorities in a workforce whose leadership is still predominantly white. Pathways to success do exist for minorities, say Thomas & Gabarro, & breakthroughs can happen-if individuals & organizations understand the roles they play in creating the opportunities that enable minority executives to reach the top. | |
| 520 | 8 | |a Annotation |b "Breaking Through" profiles minority executives at three different firms who overcame barriers throughout their careers. It provides an unflinching look at the very real obstacles that await minorities in a workforce whose leadership is still predominantly white. | |
| 520 | 8 | |a Annotation. | |
| 520 | 8 | |a Annotation |b In one of the first in-depth studies to focus on minorities who have made it to the top echelons of corporate America, Breaking Through examines the crucial connection between corporate culture, career development, and the advancement of people of color. The often surprising conclusions drawn by authors Thomas and Gabarro represent important milestones both for the study of organizational practice and for minorities planning their own course of professional achievement. Breaking Through profiles minority executives at three different firms who encountered-and conquered-barriers throughout their careers. It then contrasts their successes at the same companies with the experiences of white executives who reached upper management, and with white and minority middle managers coming to grips with stalled careers. From the compelling stories a distinct pattern emerges in the way minorities advance. The message is clear and startling: the path that leads minorities to the top is fundamentally different from the route followed by their white peers. Here are the determining factors-both individual and organizational-that correspond to the advancement of minority executives to the highest levels. Breaking Through is an unflinching look at the very real obstacles that await minorities in a workforce whose leadership is still predominantly white. Pathways to success do exist for minorities, say Thomas and Gabarro, and breakthroughs can happen-if individuals and organizations understand the roles they play in creating the opportunities that enable minority executives to reach the top. | |
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Minority executives |z United States. |0 sh 85085852 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Executives |z United States. |0 sh 00009466 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Discrimination in employment |z United States. |0 sh 85038390 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Diversity in the workplace |z United States. |0 sh2008102312 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Diversity. |2 homoit |0 homoit0000358 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Gabarro, John J. |0 n 82118939 | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |a Thomas, David A., 1956- |t Breaking through. |d Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, ©1999 |z 0875848664 |w (DLC) 98055291 |w (OCoLC)40543663 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |3 EBSCOhost |u https://ezproxy.simmons.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=35054 |y Access E-Book |
| 907 | |a .b12597363 |b 010503 |c 200605 | ||
| 913 | |a - | ||
| 994 | |a 92 |b SCL | ||
| 998 | |a elere |b 160413 |c m |d x |e - |f eng |g mau |h 0 | ||
| 999 | f | f | |i 6fc4d44c-a997-11ea-8da7-1466fadbd8b9 |s 8da710ca-824c-430e-a594-48b8a5e55b4f |
| 852 | |b Online Resources |h HD38.25.U6 T47 1999eb |0 a47369c8-a99d-11ea-b550-3a67fadbd8b9 | ||