The relationship between gender and performance issues of concern to directors: Correlates or institution?

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 459-474

  Talmud, Ilan ^a   Izraeli, Dafna N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0033153821     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199907)20:4<459::AID-JOB924>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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