Enabling the career development of female managers in finance and retail

Women in Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 353-370

  Maxwell, G A ^a   Ogden, S M ^a   Mctavish, D ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career development; Finance; Managers; Retailing; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547236579     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420710761437     Document Type: Article

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