Some issues in cross-national comparative research methods: A comparison of attitudes to promotion, and women's employment, in Britain and Portugal

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 403-414

  Crompton, Rosemary ^a   Lyonette, Clare ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744933712     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017006065108     Document Type: Review

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