Analysing competence: Gender and identity at work

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 551-578

  Rees, Bronwen ^a   Garnsey, Elizabeth ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competence; Gender; Identity; Power; Women in management

Indexed keywords

GENDER IDENTITY;

EID: 0242349660     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00211     Document Type: Article

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