Practical resources for recruiting minorities for chief executive officers at public transportation agencies.

Author(s)
Washington, E. Johnson, J. McCloskley, R. Toliver, P. Simon, M. Simon, R. Ford, M. & Washington, C.
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Abstract

This report provides strategies to recruit minorities for chief executive officer (CEO) positions and offers resources to assist governing boards of public transportation agencies in the recruitment of minority CEOs. The report also assesses the transit industry’s recruitment processes for CEOs and provides a case for diversity that documents the benefits of minorities in public transportation leadership positions. This report will be helpful to members of public transportation governing boards, executive search firms, directors of human resources, and other key transit officials. The report addresses key issues and concerns in recruiting minority candidates at the CEO level in the public transportation industry. In addition, the report describes best practices, recruitment initiatives, and actions used by boards and executive search firms to recruit minorities for the CEO position at public transportation agencies. The report presents assessment and recruitment tools used for executive leadership positions. The report also describes strategies for retaining CEOs at public transportation agencies. (Author/publisher) This report is available online at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_148.pdf

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Library number
20111985 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., Transportation Research Board TRB, 2011, 43 p., ref.; Transit Cooperative Research Program TCRP Report 148 / Project F-15 - ISSN 1073-4872 / ISBN 978-0-309-21359-2

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