Stuck

Why Asian Americans Don't Reach the Top of the Corporate Ladder

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Pub Date 11 Aug 2020 | Archive Date 09 Sep 2020

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Winner, 2022 Max Weber Award for Distinguished Scholarship, given by the American Sociological Association's Section on Organizations, Occupations, and Work

Winner, 2021 PROSE Award in the Business, Finance & Management Category

A behind-the-scenes examination of Asian Americans in the workplace

In the classroom, Asian Americans, often singled out as so-called “model minorities,” are expected to be top of the class. Often they are, getting straight As and gaining admission to elite colleges and universities. But the corporate world is a different story. As Margaret M. Chin reveals in this important new book, many Asian Americans get stuck on the corporate ladder, never reaching the top.

In Stuck, Chin shows that there is a “bamboo ceiling” in the workplace, describing a corporate world where racial and ethnic inequalities prevent upward mobility. Drawing on interviews with second-generation Asian Americans, she examines why they fail to advance as fast or as high as their colleagues, showing how they lose out on leadership positions, executive roles, and entry to the coveted boardroom suite over the course of their careers. An unfair lack of trust from their coworkers, absence of role models, sponsors and mentors, and for women, sexual harassment and prejudice especially born at the intersection of race and gender are only a few of the factors that hold Asian American professionals back.

Ultimately, Chin sheds light on the experiences of Asian Americans in the workplace, providing insight into and a framework of who is and isn’t granted access into the upper echelons of American society, and why.

Winner, 2022 Max Weber Award for Distinguished Scholarship, given by the American Sociological Association's Section on Organizations, Occupations, and Work

Winner, 2021 PROSE Award in the Business...


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Margaret did an in-depth research on why some Asian Americans cannot reach the top of the corporate ladder as their peers even they all studied in the top tier schools. It is a worthy investigating subject and it is good information for the Asian students and youngsters so they can learn the ropes early on. Glass ceiling does still exist regardless the corporations have included inclusion and diversity in the workplace. This is a good book not only for Asian Americans but also for all Asians live and work in the Western world.

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