Another 'glass ceiling'?: The experiences of women professionals and managers on international assignments

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 79-90

  Forster, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; GLOBALIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; WOMENS STATUS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033033855     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00072     Document Type: Article

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