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Case
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Reference no. 9-490-004
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1989
Version: 1 September 1989
Length: 16 pages
Data source: Field research

Abstract

Traces the career development of a well-known British entrepreneur who, as a young girl, was forced to flee the Nazi''s occupation of Central Europe. Details her early work experiences in the heavily male dominated workplace of post-war Britain and follows the development of her highly successful career as founder and chairman of F International, a software consulting company that employs primarily young mothers working from their homes. Clearly illustrates the evolution of an entrepreneur''s career and the struggles involved in balancing family concerns with high pressure work life.
Location:
Size:
Small
Other setting(s):
1933-1988

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Abstract

Traces the career development of a well-known British entrepreneur who, as a young girl, was forced to flee the Nazi''s occupation of Central Europe. Details her early work experiences in the heavily male dominated workplace of post-war Britain and follows the development of her highly successful career as founder and chairman of F International, a software consulting company that employs primarily young mothers working from their homes. Clearly illustrates the evolution of an entrepreneur''s career and the struggles involved in balancing family concerns with high pressure work life.

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Location:
Size:
Small
Other setting(s):
1933-1988

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