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BL
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980022
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b734392
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| Title & Author
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Successful professional women of the Americas : : from polar winds to tropical breezes /\ Betty Jane Punnett [and others].
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| Publication Statement
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Cheltenham, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar,, ©2006.
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1 online resource (xii, 284 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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128321928X
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: 1847201792
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: 9781283219280
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: 9781847201799
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-275) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Women in the professions-- America.
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Women-- America-- History.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Women in Business.
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Women in the professions.
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Women.
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America.
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| Dewey Classification
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650.1082/097
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| LC Classification
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HD6054.2.A45S83 2006eb
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| Added Entry
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Punnett, Betty Jane.
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