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 enlarge | Author: Martha Burk
Publisher: Scribner
Category: Book
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Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0743264509
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.420973
EAN: 9780743264501
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Publication Date: March 22, 2005
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 The Truth About Corporate America April 29, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I recommend "Cult of Power" for its incisive and insightful analysis. It should be read by everyone interested in the power game, in the business world and out. Burk provides a lucid review of how corporate America has failed women. One favorite technique of looking good but doing nothing is for a company to create in-house women's networks which reinforce rather than resolve women's isolation in the corporate culture. Burk notes that corporate programs "are designed so that employees can talk to one another in affinity groups, dividing them from other groups that could be natural allies in changing company culture..." She continues that "by creating subgroups around self-help, networking, and mentoring with one another, the company is creating an atmosphere and expectation that responsibility for advancing women and minority men depends on employees helping each other, not with those who have the power" to change the status quo.
I also appreciate the fact that Burk is willing to recognize those men who are trying to make a difference. Burk's chapter, "A Few Good Men," features white male corporate executives who showed true leadership in achieving diversity. And for those corporate leaders who just won't get it, help is on the way. Burk makes a constructive suggestion -- a Gender Equity Audit to provide a true evaluation of corporate America's record on diversity. If companies were willing to supply the data for such an evaluation -- or were compelled to in lawsuits -- the "Diversity Dodge" would be a thing of the past.
Amazing Synopsis of Corporate Hypocrisy April 6, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Amazing Synopsis of Corporate Hypocrisy
Bravo to Martha! Burk's Cult of Power is right on the money. Sex discrimination in corporate America is alive and well-impacting the lives of working families. Whether its the wage gap, the glass ceiling, or phony family-friendly workplace policies, Burk shows how women are getting shafted in today's corporate climate. These aren't just women's issues-continued discrimination means less money for hardworking families.
This fascinating book is a must read for women and men trying to climb the corporate ladder and for all the good-old boys and the few girls who have made it to the top and forgotton (or never knew) how they got there.
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