The 'feminization' of management? Issues of 'sameness' and 'difference' in the roles and experiences of female and male retail managers

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 218-229

  Tomlinson, Frances ^a   Brockbank, Anne ^b   Traves, Joanne ^c  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0005076908     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00037     Document Type: Article

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