Skills That Contribute to the Successful Leadership of Hispanic Immigrants in the United States : A Case Study

by Jolley, Carmen Soraya, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781452065311
• ISBN10: 1452065314
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-30
• Publisher: Textstream

Summary

The percentage of Hispanics in the A m erican workforce had doubled by the early 2000s ( Huntington, 2004). Most le g al Hispanic im m igrants who are ad m itted on a yea r ly basis do n ot have t h e s kills needed to beco m e leaders (Sirkin & McDer m on t, 2001). The findings of the proposed qualitative descriptive study provided insight into the gap in t h e liter a ture r egar d ing the skills need e d to beco m e Hispanic leaders. Specific questions focused on factors t h at influenced the p articipa n ts in this case study to beco m e leaders. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to ident i fy and describe the skills that contribute to the s u cce s sful leaders h ip of Hispanic i m m igrants. A dispr o portio n ate n u m ber of recent Hispanic im m i grants ar r i ving in the United S t ates are not skilled and have not had the opportunity of beco m i ng successful leaders ( Huntington, 20 0 4