Women in change management: Simone De Beauvoir and the co-optation of women's Otherness

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 561-577

  Tyler, Melissa ^a,b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change management; Gender; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844608450     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810510628503     Document Type: Article

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