A critical look at staff appraisal: The case of women in Scottish universities

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-319

  Wilson, Fiona ^a   Nutley, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Disciplinary power; Women academics

Indexed keywords

WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0037797230     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00197     Document Type: Article

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