Holding up half of the sky? Attitudes toward women as managers in the People's Republic of China

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 268-283

  Bowen, Chieh Chen ^a   Wu, Yan ^a   Hwang, Chi en ^a   Scherer, Robert F ^a  

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EID: 34250717432     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190601102455     Document Type: Article

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