Women in Management: An Update on Their Progress and Persistent Challenges

International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2006

Volumn 21, Issue , 2008, Pages 267-294

  Lyness, Karen S ^a   Terrazas, Jolie M B ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services; Management positions; Private sector organizations; United States; Women managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147096914     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470696378.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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