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Practical Resources for Recruiting Minorities for Chief Executive Officers at Public Transportation Agencies
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Accession Number:

01356802

Record Type:

Monograph

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309213592

Abstract:

This report provides strategies to recruit minorities for chief executive officer (CEO) positions and offers resources to assist governing boards of public transportation agencies in the recruitment of minority CEOs. The report also assesses the transit industry's recruitment processes for CEOs and provides a case for diversity that documents the benefits of minorities in public transportation leadership positions. This report will be helpful to members of public transportation governing boards, executive search firms, directors of human resources, and other key transit officials. The report addresses key issues and concerns in recruiting minority candidates at the CEO level in the public transportation industry. In addition, the report describes best practices, recruitment initiatives, and actions used by boards and executive search firms to recruit minorities for the CEO position at public transportation agencies. The report presents assessment and recruitment tools used for executive leadership positions. The report also describes strategies for retaining CEOs at public transportation agencies.

Report/Paper Numbers:

Project F-15

Language:

English

Authors:

Washington, Enrique
Johnson, Jeff
McCloskley, Brian
Toliver, Paul
Simon, Monica
Simon, Rosalyn
Ford, Michael
Washington, Christa

Pagination:

51p

Publication Date:

2011

Serial:

TCRP Report

Issue Number: 148
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 1073-4872

ISBN:

9780309213592

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Appendices (11) ; Bibliography; Figures (3)

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Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Nov 11 2011 2:35PM