Women board directors: Characteristics of the few

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-49

  Burgess, Zena ^a   Tharenou, Phyllis ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Women Board Director characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141447528     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014726001155     Document Type: Review

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