THE GLASS CLOSET: WHY COMING OUT IS GOOD BUSINESS
Book ID/图书代码： 04300013B66886
English Summary/英文概要： The Glass Closet is part memoir, part reportage and part analysis, and addresses "the issue of homophobia that still pervades corporations around the world".
Lord Browne resigned from BP in 2007 as a direct result of revelations connected to his sexual orientation. Drawing on his own experience and those of prominent gay businessmen and women from the UK and around the world, Browne illustrates why, despite the risks involved, self-disclosure is best for employees and the businesses that support them.
The Glass Closet will be published in June 2014 to coincide with World Pride and the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
Publishing director of W.H. Allen, Ed Faulkner, said: "The Glass Closet is a book that will change people’s lives. Lord Browne is an inspirational leader and his book will inspire confidence in gay men and women to achieve greater success."
Lord Browne said: "I wish I had been brave enough to come out earlier in my tenure as c.e.o. of BP. I regret it to this day. I know that if I had done so I would have made more of an impact for other gay men and women. With The Glass Closet I hope to give some of them the courage to make an impact of their own."
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 這本書不只是部回憶錄，報導文學，也剖析一股仍盛行於企業間的反同性戀風潮！
作者是英國石油（BP）前執行長約翰布朗（John Browne），他便因為在法庭上隱瞞會見前男友的事情，於2007年引咎辭職（儘管他擔任執行長12年期間，表現優異，首創石油公司，以環保為號召，並致力許多替代能源的研究）。他一直沒有出櫃，因為擔心會影響業務，特別是在中東一些國家，同性戀是死罪。
他說：「我希望我有足夠勇氣在任職英國石油期間能表明我的性向，我對於那些日子很後悔，我知道如果我這樣做的話，將對許多男女同志帶來影響。現在我希望這本書能給他們些許勇氣去面對自己的身份認同。」
Awards/获奖情况：US- Harper Business
"’A book of unflinching honesty and lasting social value’" (Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO WPP)
"’The Glass Closet by John Browne is a brave and fascinating book that shows how businesses can lead the way in promoting gay rights and why being yourself is best for business and for you.’" (Martha Lane Fox, Founder lastminute.com)
About the Author/作者介绍： John Brown，1948年出生於德國，是英國石油公司（BP，British Petroleum）前首席執行官。1966年以大學實習生身份加入英國石油公司。1987年，英國石油與標準石油合併後，任標準石油開發公司首席執行官。兩年後，任總部設在倫敦的英國石油勘探公司執行董事兼首席執行官。1991年，進入英國石油公司董事會任執行董事，1995～2007年間出任首席執行長。 目前擔任國際能源公司Riverstone LLC的合夥人、英國皇家科學院的成員及英國泰德現代美術館Tate Gallery的主席。1998年英國女王生日典禮上獲授騎士，2001年受封為勛爵。
John Browne (Lord Browne of Madingley) joined BP as a university apprentice in 1966. He was group chief executive of BP from 1995 to 2007, where he built a reputation as a visionary leader and was regularly voted the most admired businessman by his peers. He is now a managing partner of Riverstone LLC, an international energy private equity firm, a fellow of the Royal Society (UK), president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and chairman of the Tate Gallery.
Format:HARDCOVER
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