The promised path: A longitudinal study of managerial careers

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 60-75

  Reitman, Frieda ^a   Schneer, Joy A ^b  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Careers; Gender; Job satisfaction; Success; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041880261     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940310459592     Document Type: Article

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