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Successful professional women of the Americas : from polar winds to tropical breezes /

Successful professional women of the Americas : from polar winds to tropical breezes / created by Betty Jane Punnett, Jo Ann Duffy, Suzy Fox, Ann Gregory, Terry R. Lituchy, Silvia Ines Monserrat, Miguel R. Olivas-Lujan and Neusa Maria Bastos F. Santos. - xii, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-275) and index.

Figures; Tables; Contributors; 1. From polar winds to tropical breezes: the evolution of the Successful Women project; 2. Successful women professionals in the Americas: theoretical perspectives and empirical findings; 3. Culture and personal characteristics for professional success; 4. Beginning the research in a tropical breeze; 5. Personality, management/leadership styles and views on great leadership; 6. What the successful women said about professional and life experiences: barriers, social support and mentors; 7. Successful women in the polar winds of Canada

This accessible and original book relates the fascinating story of successful women across the Americas: women who are managers, business owners, university professors and administrators, doctors, lawyers and government ministers

9781845424374 185424379


Women in the professions--America.
Women--History.--America

HD6054.2.A45 SUC