An investigation of silence and a scrutiny of transparency: Re-examining gender in organization literature through the concepts of voice and visibility

Human Relations

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1253-1275

  Simpson, Ruth ^a,b   Lewis, Patricia ^a,b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CREW (Centre for Research into Emotion Work   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Silence; Transparency; Visibility; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144454484     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726705058940     Document Type: Review

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