Kirk Snyder (author)

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Kirk Snyder
Alma mater University of Southern California
Pepperdine University
Occupation(s)Academic, author

Kirk Snyder is an American academic and author. He is a Professor of Business Communication at the USC Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles, California. He has authored three books including Finding Work You Love: 3 Steps to Getting The Perfect Job After College (Ten Speed Press/Penguin Random House, 2020), in addition to two critically acclaimed books on LGBT employees and executives.

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Early life

Kirk Snyder graduated from the University of Southern California, where he received a bachelor of science in business administration. [1] He received a master of arts degree in communication from Pepperdine University. [1] He received a doctorate degree in education from the University of Southern California. [1]

Career

Snyder is a Professor of Clinical Business Communication at the USC Marshall School of Business. [1] He is the author of three books on the subject of career development and leadership success. His work has been widely featured in the media and as a keynote corporate speaker, he has been featured at numerous Fortune 500 companies.

According to The Guardian , he has argued that, "the best managers are gay - because they understand diversity and value individuality, they can bring a team together." [2] Moreover, his research shows that under openly gay managers, employees feel more engaged and they are more productive. [3] Additionally, he has shown that few LGBT executives come out of the closet due to shareholder pressure. [4] He adds that many gay executives eschew corporate discrimination by embracing entrepreneurship, thus becoming their own bosses. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kirk Snyder". USC Marshall School of Business. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. Snyder, Kirk (November 12, 2015). "Bringing the outsiders in". The Guardian. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. Sacks, Danielle (November 12, 2015). "Why Gay Men Make the Best Bosses: America's most desirable managers all have one thing in common: homosexuality". Details . Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Lapowsky, Issie (November 12, 2015). "Are Gay People Better Entrepreneurs? It's rare to find an openly gay CEO of a large company. But there seem to be social and logistical reasons openly gay people excel at building their own businesses". Inc. Retrieved November 12, 2015.