Gender barriers to the female mentor - Male protégé relationship

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-63

  O'Neill, Regina M ^a   Blake Beard, Stacy D ^b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

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EID: 0141559095     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014778017993     Document Type: Article

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