Gender segregation in the making of a merger

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-144

  Tienari, Janne ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Banking; Gender; Merger; Organizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034195317     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5221(99)00019-6     Document Type: Article

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