Asian Pacific Americans in the Workplace

Diana Ting Liu Wu is a professor at St. Mary's University of California.

• chapter 1 Prefacechapter 2 Acknowledgmentschapter 3 Section 1: The Emergence of Asian Pacific Americans in the WorkforceIntroductionchapter 4 Ethnic Composition and Demographicschapter 5 Section 2: Individual Attributes, Group Interactions, Organization IssuesPersonal Development of Asian Pacific Americans: Motivation, Perception, and Role Theorieschapter 6 Generation, Gender, Gender, Identity, and the Perception of the Work Environmentchapter 7 The Glass Ceiling Metaphor, and Decision-Making and Leadership Styleschapter 8 Section 3: Strategies for Changechapter 9 Internal Strategies: Organizational Culture and Corporate Mannerschapter 10 External Strategies: Globalization, Family, Unity, and Organizational Developmentchapter 11 BibliographyAbout the Authorchapter 12 Index

This book should be an excellent text for undergraduate courses on diversity and work in general, and Asian Pacific American workers in particular. The writing balances an engaging style with useful theoretical concepts to encourage critical thinking and understanding....As any good book does, this volume by Wu simultaneously informs and raises new questions.