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A Woman’s Place is in the BoardroomThe customer is queen

A Woman’s Place is in the Boardroom: The customer is queen [The directors of Cisco Systems were assembled in the boardroom waiting for their new CEO, John Chambers. They knew the boss was in the building, because he had been spotted. Had he forgotten? Didn’t he realize the importance of his inaugural board meeting? Chambers turned up half an hour late. He said he was sorry, but he’d been busy sorting out a customer’s problem.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Woman’s Place is in the BoardroomThe customer is queen

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Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2005
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978-1-349-54582-7
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6 –19
DOI
10.1057/9780230514126_2
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[The directors of Cisco Systems were assembled in the boardroom waiting for their new CEO, John Chambers. They knew the boss was in the building, because he had been spotted. Had he forgotten? Didn’t he realize the importance of his inaugural board meeting? Chambers turned up half an hour late. He said he was sorry, but he’d been busy sorting out a customer’s problem.]

Published: Oct 5, 2015

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Woman Director; Female Director; Board Diversity; Cisco System

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