Understanding the processes that facilitate and hinder efforts to advance women in organizations

Career Development International

Volumn 10, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 190-202

  Kottke, Janet L ^a   Agars, Mark D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career development; Career satisfaction; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844405754     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430510598319     Document Type: Article

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