Organizational change and representations of women in a North American utility company

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 242-269

  Mills, Jean Helms ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employment equity; Gender; Organizational change; Organizational culture; Sensemaking

Indexed keywords

WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17644382917     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2005.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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