TY - BOOK AU - Visser,Mirella TI - The female leadership paradox: power, performance, and promotion SN - 9780230289208 (alk. paper) PY - 2011/// CY - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire PB - Palgrave MacMillan KW - Women KW - Vocational guidance KW - Leadership in women KW - Women executives KW - Promotions KW - Career development N1 - Includes index; Seven themes -- Personal leadership -- Pattern of power, performance, and promotion -- The female leadership paradox -- The power of frames -- Culture -- Power and politics -- Career -- Skills -- Strategic networking N2 - 'The best-kept secret in corporate life is the vanishing act of women on their way to the top. Despite massive attention to the issue the number of women in top positions remains shockingly low. This book shows what women themselves can do to optimize their careers and how this can bring benefits to the companies and organizations they work for'-- UR - http://www.netread.com/jcusers/1388/2308436/image/lgcover.9780230289208.jpg ER -