Women at the Top
：Powerful Leaders Tell Us How to Combine Work and Family
Publication subTitle ：Powerful Leaders Tell Us How to Combine Work and Family
Author： Diane F. Halpern
Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication year： 2009
E-ISBN: 9781444305227
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781405171052
Subject： C913.68 Womens Issues
Language： ENG
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Description
Using case studies of top-level women and research in the field, Women at the Top breaks new ground and offers new insight into how women can create dually-successful lives.
- explores the work histories, motivation, leadership styles, mentors, and family backgrounds of a diverse assortment of top-level women
- includes the case studies of the President of Old Navy/Gap, the Chairman of Deloitte and Touche, the VP of IBM operations, a Supreme Court Judge in China, President of Legislative Council in Hong Kong, several university presidents, and more
- weighs the positive effects of multiple roles and positive and negative work-life spill over
- discusses strategies for success (e.g., scaling back, juggling), the need for social support, and the importance of cultural context
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