Moving away from "up or out": Determinants of permanent employment in law firms

Law and Society Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 637-666

  Gorman, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033233626     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3115106     Document Type: Article

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