The management of technology and women in two electronics firms in Malaysia

Gender, Technology and Development

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-203

  Ng, Cecilia ^a   Mohamad, Maznah ^b  

^a Pertanian University   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

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EID: 33644612964     PISSN: 09718524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097185249700100201     Document Type: Article

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