Moving ahead : Black managers in American business / Richard F. America and Bernard E. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

America, Richard F.

Anderson, Bernard E., author.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American executives.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xv, 208 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1978.

Contents:

Introduction

Getting Desired Early Training and Experience

Developing Technical Competence and Expertise

Getting Timely and Reliable Performance Feedback

Producing Realistic Self-Appraisals

Getting Promotions and Other Tangible Rewards

Acquiring and Keeping Effective Sponsorship

Getting a Handle on a New Assignment

Relations with Superiors-Race and Subordinacy

Effective Relations with White Peers

Relations with Subordinates-Race and Authority

Becoming an Effective Leader

Understanding Prevailing Loyalty Norms

Developing Skills in Corporate Diplomacy

Being a Skilled Corporate Politician

Acquiring Savvy in Social Performance

Managing Personal Emotions and Other Psychological Factors

Relations among Black Managers

Changing Employers: Mobility Strategies

External Relations: Community and Other Volunteer Work

Perspectives on General Corporate Life

Conclusion.

Notes:

"The editor for this book were Robert A. Rosenbaum and Esther Gelatt, the designer was Naomi Auerbach, and production supervisor was Thomas G. Kowalczyk. It was set in Elegante ..."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-201) index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

Banks Collection copy is former library book with pocket and card inserted. Pocket and top edge stamped Washington DPC Library.

ISBN:

0070013551 :

OCLC:

3730135