Estonia in transition: Exploring the impact of change on women managers

Women in Management Review

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 446-460

  Alas, Ruth ^a   Rees, Chritopher J ^b  

^a ESTONIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic change; Estonia; Social change; Transition management; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 24744434240     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420510616827     Document Type: Article

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