Women in nontraditional occupations: Information-seeking during organizational entry

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-26

  Holder, Teresa ^a  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039592540     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002194369603300104     Document Type: Article

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