| Description |
xi, 334 p. |
| Series |
Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 20 |
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Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 20.
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| Note |
Based on the author's doctoral thesis, State University of Ohio, 2000. |
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Data gathered from Fortune 1000 companies. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Corporations as the new frontier for lesbian, gay, and bisexual rights -- The rise of the corporate workplace -- The slowdown in new corporate organizing -- Building and benefiting from the movement -- Winds of change outside corporate walls: external factors influence gay-inclusive policies -- Corporate windows of opportunity: the impact of internal factors on gay-inclusive policies -- Changing the corporation from inside out: the power of employee activism -- Conclusion: movement success, theoretical and practical -- Appendix: The birth of gay employee networks and the adoption of domestic partner benefits. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Gays -- Employment -- United States.
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Gay rights -- United States.
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Corporations -- United States.
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Organizational change -- United States.
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Domestic partner benefits -- United States.
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Gay liberation movement -- United States.
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Industrial management -- Social aspects -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Lesbian and gay workplace rights |
| ISBN |
0816639981 (hc : alk. paper) |
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081663999X (pb : alk. paper) |
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