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As women continue to enter into businesses of their own, this guide offers lessons from leading women entrepreneurs on building a career without boundaries.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface (p. vii)
• Acknowledgments (p. xv)
• About the Author (p. xvii)
• Chapter 1 Careers (p. 1)
• Chapter 2 Organizational Transitions (p. 39)
• Chapter 3 Networks (p. 61)
• Chapter 4 Leadership, Management, and Entrepreneurship (p. 89)
• Chapter 5 Negotiation (p. 119)
• Chapter 6 Growth, Transitions, and Success (p. 149)
• Chapter 7 Development and Entrepreneurship (p. 171)
• Acknowledgment and Appreciation (p. 195)
• Notes (p. 215)
• Index (p. 241)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Publishers Weekly Review

Many of the more than nine million women business owners today have succeeded, according to Moore, because they learned how to manage their careers early, even before they started their own businesses. Using examples of businesses that have received national acclaim from the media and other organizations (such as the A.D. Morgan construction company, Advanced Tissues Sciences and Suzy's Zoo greeting cards), Moore reveals that these women have rarely stayed in one linear career path within a corporation, and that they are often closet inventors and risk takers. An entrepreneur professor at the Citadel, Moore provides a self-assessment quiz that allows would-be business owners to evaluate themselves on the same terms to see whether or not they're ready to start their own companies. She explains how entrepreneurs need to maximize their skills, particularly in managing people and negotiating, offering helpful negotiating strategies and a checklist of objectives. A key step in the negotiating process, according to Moore, is to see the situation from the other person's point of view after establishing one's own position. While her book offers a compelling look at the personalities of entrepreneurs, the book includes a haphazard mix of anecdotes and analysis that make it less helpful for readers looking for hands-on practical advice. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

CHOICE Review

Moore (entrepreneurship, The Citadel), conducted focus interviews of more than 100 women business owners recognized for their success to gain a broader understanding of the movement of women from a variety of paid positions to business ownership. These stories reveal how women developed corporate skills with an entrepreneurial underpinning that were later utilized in their own business ventures. Many of the business startups reported here were the result of a "negative impetus"-- blocked corporate careers led women to look for opportunity elsewhere. The volume is much more than interesting narratives, however, because Moore organizes information topically according to the management and organizational behavior literature. Seven chapters trace the career pathway including networks; leadership, management, and entrepreneurship; and negotiation. These women exhibited unappreciated ways of networking, problem solving, and leadership that became paths to success in an entrepreneurial environment. Readers are encouraged to comparatively assess their own career profile, and ten exercises are provided to help in that process. A treasury of information for developing careers without boundaries, which just may include business ownership. Recommended for all collections. K. C. Brannen; formerly, Creighton University

Booklist Review

Moore, an academic and journalist, takes us inside the lives of more than 100 women entrepreneurs to understand the requirements for a successful self-managed career. Through her extensive interviewing process, she discovers that the common characteristics in this high-achieving group are a good education, working experience in corporate environments, learning on the job, and effective skills as a manager developed through networks and teams. The common thread throughout is hard work. Moore does not minimize the challenges these women had to overcome to reach their goals, but at the same time she uses their history and experiences to prove that opportunities do exist and can be achieved by others. She offers strategies, tools, and exercises to help women develop portable skills, knowledge, meaningful work, networks, and personal responsibility--in short, what she believes it takes to build a thriving career and business. She emphasizes that "success seldom comes easily." --Mary Whaley

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Dorothy Perrin Moore is Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.