{"product_id":"playing-to-strength-alice-adams-9780313366413","title":"Playing to Strength: Leveraging Gender at Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book offers a new approach for helping managers and organizations make better, more productive use of both men and women at work--an approach based on what they have in common, not on what some think divides them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than focusing on how men and women differ, \u003ci\u003ePlaying to Strength: Leveraging Gender at Work\u003c\/i\u003e describes how to build a more productive work environment based on what men and women have in common. Second, unlike other books on the subject, \u003ci\u003ePlaying to Strength\u003c\/i\u003e is not an advice book for women employees, but a forward-thinking guide for managers and organizations who want to achieve the type of gender-balanced environment that brings out the best in both men and women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlaying to Strength\u003c\/i\u003e first looks at how the exaggerated focus on gender differences affects the workplace. It then provides a critical look at a number of current attempts to resolve gender-based conflict, promote fairness, and address gender segregation in the workplace--which efforts work and why, and which are likely a waste of time and money. The rest of the book offers detailed plans for building better gender balance at work, addressing such topics as gender-inclusive teams, mentoring programs, the role of middle managers, and employee resource groups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313366411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313366413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.60w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/14\/2010","brand":"Alice Adams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086481993983,"sku":"9780313366413","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c522953-bfc0-402d-817b-fc9eb5f6c9cb.jpg?v=1769094919","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/playing-to-strength-alice-adams-9780313366413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}