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Working While Black: The Black Person's Guide to Success in the White Workplace

AUTHOR Malveaux, Julianne; Johnson, Michelle T.; Malveaux, Julianne
PUBLISHER Chicago Review Press (01/01/2011)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

Description
When you're black, it's all too easy to feel alone in the workplace. You wonder if you should have said or done something different, or what your coworkers and boss are really thinking.

This book, now in its second edition, will help you evaluate your options--for everything from getting hired to getting fired, from adjusting your attitude to pursuing legal remedies--while providing real-life solutions to the challenges of fitting your own style, mindset, history, and flavor into the workplace and achieving success.

Widely praised as the definitive guide for black Americans in the workplace, this new edition of Working While Black has been updated to account for changes in social networking, the Obama effect, the economic downturn, and recent court decisions.
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ISBN-13: 9781569763469
ISBN-10: 1569763461
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
Edition Number: 0002
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Page Count: 288
Carton Quantity: 26
Product Dimensions: 5.56 x 0.58 x 8.49 inches
Weight: 0.74 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Business & Economics | Careers - General
Business & Economics | Cultural & Ethnic Studies - American - African American & Bl
Dewey Decimal: 650.108
Library of Congress Control Number: 2010027728
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When you're black, it's all too easy to feel alone in the workplace. You wonder if you should have said or done something different, or what your coworkers and boss are really thinking.

This book, now in its second edition, will help you evaluate your options--for everything from getting hired to getting fired, from adjusting your attitude to pursuing legal remedies--while providing real-life solutions to the challenges of fitting your own style, mindset, history, and flavor into the workplace and achieving success.

Widely praised as the definitive guide for black Americans in the workplace, this new edition of Working While Black has been updated to account for changes in social networking, the Obama effect, the economic downturn, and recent court decisions.
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Foreword by: Malveaux, Julianne
Dr. Malveaux, an economist, author and commentator, is the President and CEO of Last Word Productions, a multimedia production company. She is well known for her appearances on national television.
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