Women's Career Advancement: The relative contribution of human and social capital

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 312-342

  Metz, Isabel ^a   Tharenou, Phyllis ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0035637631     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601101263005     Document Type: Article

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