Networking your way through the organization. Gender differences in the relationship between network participation and career satisfaction

Women in Management Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-66

  van Emmerik, I J Hetty ^a   Euwema, Martin C ^a   Geschiere, Myrthe ^a   Schouten, Marieke F A G ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction; Gender; Job satisfaction; Social networks; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 31744432809     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420610643411     Document Type: Article

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