"That's not how I see it": Female and male perspectives on the academic role

Women in Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 497-515

  Shaw, Sue ^a   Cassell, Catherine ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Gender; Individual psychology; Performance criteria; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548179317     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420710778727     Document Type: Article

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