Harvard Business Review on Women in Business (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) [Paperback]

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ISBN-10: 1591397170 | ISBN-13: 978-1591397175 | Publication Date: September 1, 2005

"HBR on Women in Business" examines the particular opportunities and challenges that women face in the workplace. It includes articles on shattering the glass ceiling, balancing work and life, and the different leadership styles used by successful women.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Harvard Business Press (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591397170
• ISBN-13: 978-1591397175
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #696,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars some decent info, March 21, 2007

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This review is from: Harvard Business Review on Women in Business (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) (Paperback)

I initially found this book in a bookstore and did some cursory reading of it before I bought it online. I have to say it seemed more interesting in the store. The book is a collection of articles published by Harvard Business School. Some articles are more 'readable' than others. - But if you're desperate to find a book that at least addresses some of the many issues women face in the business world, then I'd say this is a decent book to buy. But it is not a "how to" book for coping with problems in the male dominated corporate world. - Still some of the articles make interesting points.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Abundant in Theory and Insight, April 13, 2008

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This review is from: Harvard Business Review on Women in Business (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) (Paperback)

While I would say that this book is not a "How to" guide, I feel it does an excellent job in explaining the relevant trends as they relate to Women in the workplace. This book provides the FRAMEWORK for solutions with some real world examples of how companies have worked within the mentioned frameworks. If you are looking for outright solutions (or at least a myraid of case studies), I would not recommend this book on its own.

I would even go as far as to analyze the work environment before attempting to implement any of the frameworks mentioned in this text - The "How to Begin Small Wins" section in "A Modest Manifesto for Shattering the Glass Ceiling" has some of the questions that can be used to complete this analysis.