In the company of women: Gender inequality and the logic of bureaucracy in start-up firms

Work and Occupations

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-66

  Baron, James N ^a   Hannan, Michael T ^b   Hsu, Greta ^c   Koçak, Özgecan ^d  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Entrepreneurial organizations; Gender segregation; Scientific and technical roles; Women and work

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846055953     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: 15528464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888406296945     Document Type: Article

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