A fatal attraction? Strategic HRM and the business case for women's progression at work

Personnel Review

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 51-66

  Cassell, Catherine ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030506378     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483489610130931     Document Type: Article

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