Managing equity: structure, policy and justice influences

Women in Management Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 98-108

  French, Erica ^a   Maconachie, Glenda ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Equal opportunities; Equity theory; Gender; Management strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750975166     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420410525306     Document Type: Article

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