High-flyer women academicians: Factors contributing to success

Women in Management Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-132

  Ismail, Maimunah ^a   Rasdi, Roziah Mohd ^a   Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Career; Gender; High flyers; Higher education; Universities; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 19744375109     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420510584454     Document Type: Article

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