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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816634703321

Autore

Clawson James G

Titolo

Balancing your life : executive lessons for work, family and self / / James G.S. Clawson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2010

ISBN

1-282-75770-9

9786612757709

981-283-907-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Disciplina

658.4095

Soggetti

Work and family

Executives - Family relationships

Quality of life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. The symphony of life -- 2. Adult life and career stages -- 3. The nature of success : what do you want? -- 4. Charles Nelson : a week in the life of an investment banking intern -- 5. Hassan Shahrasebi : the golden boy -- 6. Tetsundo Iwakuni : the life and career of a Japanese executive -- 7. Dee Dee Fisher : the life and career of a free spirit -- 8. Erika James : the life and career of a tenured professor -- 9. Donna Dubinsky : the life and career of a high-tech entrepreneur -- 10. Ed Norris : the life and career of a police commissioner -- 11. Walt Shill : the life and career of a senior consultant -- 12. Tom Curren : the life and career of a senior executive officer -- 13. Judy Moore Curren : the wife of a senior executive officer -- 14. Jackie Woods : the life and career of a company president -- 15. Bob Johnson : the life and career of a divisional chief executive officer -- 16. James Harold Clawson : the life and career of a chief executive officer -- 17. Concluding comments.

Sommario/riassunto

The balance between work and family life is the single most commonly mentioned issue among senior executives worldwide. This book provides a framework for analyzing immediate and long-term balance. Using case studies of how twelve or more executives in various industries have handled the challenge, readers are invited throughout



the volume to compare their current structures with those of the subjects in the cases presented.