May 2004
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
7h
English
book
Clearing the Hurdles: Women Building High-Growth Businesses
by Candida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth J. Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene, Myra M. Hart
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260 INDEX
M
McBride, Jane, 201
Malcom, Marla, 68
Management team building,
206–207
areas of consideration, 193
benefits, 192
by women (perceptions about),
195
ability to make tough decision
(questions about),
197–198
ownership-sharing questions,
195–196, 198–199
“right-way” (“male” success
model) approach, 196
women as network outsiders,
196
as challenge to growth, 27
challenges to, 205–206
vs. founding team, 192–193
and perceptions about women
(case example), 194–195
reasons for, 191–192
strategic considerations, 202
cultural dimensions, 204–205
functional vs. relationship
issues, 202–203
guideline questions for poten-
tial candidates, 203–204
see also Flight Time, Inc. man-
agement team building case
example
Marimba Software, 159
Marks, Valerie, ...
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