A woman's place is in the boardroom

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Title:

A woman's place is in the boardroom

Author:

Thomson, Peninah.

ISBN:

9781403996831

Personal Author:

Thomson, Peninah.

Publication Information:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Physical Description:

xii, 226 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents:

Ch. 1. The customer is queen -- Ch. 2. Companies are kingdoms -- Ch. 3. Conversations with kings -- Ch. 4. The view from marzipan -- Ch. 5. Bridging the gap -- Ch. 6. A woman's touch -- Ch. 7. The experience of women directors -- Ch. 8. Headhunters -- Ch. 9. Priming the pipeline -- Ch. 10. Changing the game -- Ch. 11. Any other business.

Abstract:

"There are relatively few women in senior executive positions and on the boards of major companies. Based upon their professional experience, research and in the context of contemporary management debates, the authors make the case for promoting women to the board in order to create more value for shareholders. The book draws upon interviews with FTSE 100 and Fortune 500, chairmen, chief executives, women directors and headhunters, and includes case study material."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Women executives.

Discrimination in employment.

Sex discrimination in employment.

Women -- Promotions.

Sex discrimination against women.

Women -- Employment.

Added Author:

Graham, Jacey.

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There are relatively few women in senior executive positions and on the boards of major companies. Based upon research and in the context of contemporary management debates the authors argue the business case for promoting women to these positions in order to create more value for shareholders. The book draws upon interviews with chairpersons and chief executives and includes case study material.