Female managers in Taiwan: Opportunities and barriers in changing times

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-266

  Chou, Wen Chi Grace ^a   Fosh, Patricia ^b   Foster, Deborah ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career ambitions; Cultural values; Female managers; Glass ceiling; Taiwan; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; MANAGEMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

EID: 12544256655     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360238042000291153     Document Type: Article

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