Successful professional women of the Americas : from polar winds to tropical breezes / Betty Jane Punnett [and others].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-275) and index.

From polar winds to tropical breezes : the evolution of the Successful Women project / Suzy Fox -- Successful women professionals In the Americas : theoretical perspectives and empirical findings / Ann Gregory [and others] -- Culture and personal characteristics for professional success / Miguel R. Olivas-Luján and Betty Jane Punnett -- Beginning the research in a tropical breeze / Betty Jane Punnett and Lawrence Nurse -- Personality, management/leadership styles and views on great leadership / Suzy Fox and Ann Gregory -- What the successful women said about professional and life experiences : barriers, social support and mentors / Terri R. Lituchy and Jo Ann Duffy -- Successful women in the polar winds of Canada / Terri R. Lituchy [and others] -- Successful women of the United States of America / Jo Ann Duffy, Suzy Fox and John Miller -- Successful professional women in Mexico / Miguel R. Olivas-Luján and Leticia Ramos Garza -- Successful women : a vision of Brazil / Neusa Maria Bastos F. Santos -- Argentina : returning to its glorious past / Silvia Inés Monserrat, Griselda Lassaga and Claudia D'Annunzio -- The successful women of Chile / Mahia S. Saracostti, Silvia Inés Monserrat, and Comunidad Mujer -- The big picture from polar winds to tropical breezes / Betty Jane Punnett, John Miller and Donald Wood.