Case Study #5
BUSI 620
Workforce Planning & Employment
Liberty University
12/9/2015
(6) Background/History The glass ceiling effect has impacted world in all industries, but most individuals in today’s world do not believe it is still impacting individuals. Understanding the full meaning of the glass ceiling effect is important to understanding the impact it has had and continues to have on the world. The glass ceiling effect is the unfair treatment or attitudes towards a group or multiple groups of individuals within a company or industry that does not allow them to get the more powerful positions. An example would be a woman working for a firm and a director positon becoming available and she has put her hard work …show more content…
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