Paths to Power (Hardcover)

Laura G. Singleton

ISBN 10: 1422101983 / ISBN 13: 9781422101988

Published by Harvard Business Review Press, Boston, 2007

About this Item

Hardcover. Who made it to the top of Corporate America in the twentieth century? And what do their experiences mean for the next generation of business leaders? In "Paths to Power", Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria, and Laura G. Singleton answer these questions. The authors explore access to business leadership opportunities - showing how a small group of "insiders" possess advantages that facilitate a smooth journey to the top while a larger group of "outsiders" face disadvantages that make their path to leadership positions more difficult.Yet throughout the history of American business, the composition of insiders and outsiders has shifted. Examining data on leader birthplaces, religious affiliation, education, socioeconomic status, race, and gender, "Paths to Power" explains how the demographics of leadership have changed over the 20th century and how they're changing now. Further, they discuss the mechanisms of advancement for insiders and outsiders, and show how these mechanisms have also evolved. Though white men still hold most power positions in business, the authors assert that the gates of access aren't as static as they seem. Examining data on leader birthplaces, religious affiliation, education, socioeconomic status, race, and gender, this book explains how the demographics of leadership have changed over the 20th century. It discusses the mechanisms of advancement for insiders and outsiders, and shows how these mechanisms have also evolved. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paths to Power (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press, Boston
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1422101983
• ISBN 13: 9781422101988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

'Paths to Power' sheds light into the changing demographic composition of American business leadership and reveals why these subtle changes are in fact quite groundbreaking.

About the Authors

Tony Mayo is the executive director of the Harvard Business School Leadership Initiative Program.

Nitin Nohria is the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

Laura G. Singleton is a doctoral student on Boston College's Carroll Graduate School of Management.