Duffy Co-Authors Book on Successful Women
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Jo Ann Duffy |
Jo Ann Duffy says that successful women from various countries
throughout the Americas have much in common although there are
cultural differences.
Duffy, Sam Houston State University professor of management,
along with colleagues from other countries in the Americas, recently
published a book that summarizes the research they have been
conducting over the past six years on that subject.
"Sam Houston has been very supportive to our research team
by hosting an international conference about Successful Women
in the Americas," said Duffy.
Titled Successful Professional Women of the Americas - From
Polar Winds to Tropical Breezes, the book includes chapters
covering Argentina to Canada, Barbados to Chile, Brazil, Jamaica,
Mexico, St. Vincent as well as the Grenadines and of course,
the United States.
The chapters relate the stories of successful women across the
Americas, women who are managers, business owners, university
professors and administrators, doctors, lawyers and government
ministers.
Based on extensive research, including more than 1,100 surveys
and 300 interviews of women, the volume aims to explain what
these women have in common and how they differ.
"By far fewer women cited having a mentor as their key
to success than we expected," said Duffy. "The universal
thing they had in common and regarded as most helpful was having
the social support of family members and friends. Many of these
women are married and listed support from their husbands and
also children as a very important factor in their careers."
The workplace barriers to professional success faced by women
are also analyzed. Seeking to capture the voices of the women
themselves, the authors attempt to explain success in the face
of personal, social, organizational, cultural and economic obstacles
facing women everywhere.
Another interesting find was that even so there are cultural
differences in the different countries in the Americas, the differences
among these women are smaller than expected. One thing was particularly
apparent among them and that was they reported to be VERY happy
with life.
According to the book's publisher, "Successful Professional
Women of the Americas will provide fascinating reading for academics,
students and researchers focusing on gender studies or business
and management. Professional women managers worldwide will also
find the book to be of great appeal."
Interested persons may order the book directly from Edward
Elgar Publishing in the United States. It will be available in September.
At Sam Houston State University's College of Business Administration,
Duffy teaches Strategic Management and Service Management. She
is the director of the Gibson D. Lewis Center for Business and
Economic Development and past president of the Southwest Academy
of Management. Her main research interests include: Women in Leadership,
Health Care - especially Long Term Care - Quality, Service Productivity
and Service Recovery.
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SHSU Media Contact: Roman Bredlow
Sept. 1, 2006
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