Sex differences in faculty tenure and promotion: The contribution of family ties

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-307

  Perna, Laura W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Faculty; Human capital; Marital and parental status; Promotion; Social networks; Tenure

Indexed keywords

EID: 14944367357     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-004-1641-2     Document Type: Article

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