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In one of the first in-depth studies to focus on minorities who have made it to the top, Breaking Through examines the crucial connection between corporate culture and the advancement of people of color. American companies may tout their equal opportunity initiatives, but with 95% of all executive-level positions in the United States held by white males, most of these programs clearly fall far short of their goals when it comes to diversifying upper management. Yet, even in the face of such overwhelming odds, some minority executives do break through to the highest leadership ranks. What can we learn from these success stories? The often surprising conclusions drawn by authors Thomas and Gabarro represent important milestones both for the study of organizational practice and for minorities planning their own course of professional achievement. Here are the determining factors--both individual and organizational--that correspond to the advancement of minority executives to the highest levels.

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• Acknowledgments(p. ix)
• Introduction(p. 1)
• Part I Setting the Stage
• 1 Minority Success in the Corporate Mainstream(p. 17)
• 2 Doing Diversity: Three Decades in Pursuit of Equal Opportunity(p. 35)
• 3 The Career Tournament and Its Rules(p. 63)
• Part II The Experience of Breaking Through
• 4 The Early Years: Family, Education, and Racial Encounters(p. 83)
• 5 Early Career: Developing Competence, Credibility, and Confidence(p. 95)
• 6 Breaking Through: Pathways to the Executive Suite(p. 121)
• Part III Enabling Minority Advancement
• 7 Diversity Strategy: Three Approaches to Enabling Minority Advancement(p. 151)
• 8 Creating and Sustaining Change: The Common Enablers(p. 187)
• Part IV The Lessons
• 9 Corporate Leadership for Minority Advancement(p. 213)
• 10 Lessons for the Next Generation of Minority Executives(p. 233)
• Appendix A Research Design and Methods(p. 255)
• Appendix B Event History Analysis(p. 275)
• Notes(p. 287)
• Bibliography(p. 307)
• Index(p. 327)
• About the Authors(p. 347)

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Against all odds, a few minority executives break through to the highest executive levels in corporate America. The aim of Thomas and Gabarro is to explain the processes of growth and advancement that produce minority executives by focusing on three companies that have been successful in developing people of color from entry level to executive. Concealing the identity of those companies in different industries, the authors examine both the individual and the organizational factors influencing minority promotion. Along with a detailed explanation of their research and findings, the authors offer lessons for minority aspirants as well as guidelines for corporations that want to develop minority executives more effectively. Advice to individuals includes building a network of developmental relationships, analyzing the record on minority promotions of a prospective employer, and understanding that race matters but that it alone doesn't determine fate. Their final counsel is that the road to the executive suite must be worth the price extracted from all individuals, especially minorities. --Mary Whaley

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David A. Thomas is a professor of organizational behavior at the Harvard Business School
John J. Gabarro is the UPS Foundation Professor of Human Resource Management at the Harvard Business School