Building diversity in the pipeline to corporate leadership

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-168

  Kilian, Claire McCarty ^a   Hukai, Dawn ^a   McCarty, C Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS   (United States)

^b Discover Financial Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Executive development; Leadership; Mentors; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 19644368711     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710510579518     Document Type: Review

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