The influence of career stage on the work attitudes of male and female accounting professionals

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-149

  Lynn, Susan A ^a   Cao, Le Thi ^b   Horn, Betty C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030101166     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199603)17:2<135::AID-JOB737>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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