African Americans In The Workplace

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Discusses challenges faced as a minority. Issues of promotions and career development in U.S. corporations. Increase in number of African American executives in the past 20 years. Overcoming racism in corporate America. African American entrepreneurs. Impact of e-commerce. African American owned businesses. Concludes that African Americans have less opportunities as white counterparts.

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"Introduction
Is corporate America color blind? In an ideal work environment, jobs would be awarded based on merit and promotions would be given using the same criteria. While "merit" can be interpreted to include skills not directly related to the tasks that are to be performed (such as interpersonal skills), many women and minorities suspect that they face discrimination on the job on a regular basis. Critics of this view point out that there are more women and minorities in positions of power within organizations, but white males run the vast majority of America's largest corporations. Those that are not are the exception, not the rule. Yet, during the latter half of the twentieth century, considerable strides were made in the regulatory environment designed to ensure that corporate America would hire women and minor ..."

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